Andrew Knizner
Bats R Throws R6'1" 225 lbBorn 1995 Glen Allen, USADebut 2019Team SFDraft 2016 R7 #226 St. Louis Cardinals, North Carolina StateContract 1 y/$1M (26) 2026: $200,214
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 161.3FIELD+ 98.0 at CTotal 0.99 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 111 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0.232 | 0.298 | 0.343 | 0.642 | 0.111 | 0.286 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 78.8 | 0.07 |
| 2027 | 91 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 0.355 | 0.653 | 0.126 | 0.290 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 86.9 | 0.14 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 30
His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 63 HIT+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 91 | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.229 | 0.298 | 0.355 | 0.653 | 86.9 |
| 2026* | SFN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 11.9 |
| 2025 | SF | 33 | 88 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0.221 | 0.299 | 0.299 | 0.598 | 76.7 |
| 2024 | TEX | 37 | 93 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.167 | 0.183 | 0.211 | 0.394 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | STL | 70 | 241 | 30 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 0.241 | 0.287 | 0.424 | 0.712 | 90.4 |
| 2022 | STL | 97 | 293 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 62 | 0.215 | 0.301 | 0.300 | 0.601 | 80.6 |
| 2021 | STL | 63 | 185 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 0.174 | 0.281 | 0.236 | 0.517 | 52.2 |
| 2020 | STL | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.250 | 0.235 | 0.312 | 0.548 | 40.5 |
| 2019 | STL | 18 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0.226 | 0.293 | 0.377 | 0.670 | 76.8 |
| Career | | 326 | 975 | 101 | 186 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 90 | 4 | 70 | 214 | 0.211 | 0.281 | 0.316 | 0.596 | 69.4 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2024 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| 2022 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 84.2 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 38.1 | 0.127 | 0.136 | 0.200 | |
| 2025 | 88 | 84.2 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 19.9 | 39.5 | 0.226 | 0.309 | 0.278 | 25.9 |
| 2024 | 93 | 87.3 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 34.8 | 27.3 | 41.8 | 0.229 | 0.326 | 0.253 | 25.0 |
| 2023 | 241 | 89.6 | 14.3 | 7.9 | 40.9 | 27.3 | 37.0 | 0.219 | 0.392 | 0.285 | 25.9 |
| 2022 | 293 | 86.0 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 22.7 | 32.9 | 0.216 | 0.310 | 0.279 | 25.8 |
| 2021 | 185 | 87.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 36.9 | 24.0 | 30.1 | 0.199 | 0.299 | 0.275 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 17 | 94.3 | -3.8 | 9.1 | 50.0 | 28.9 | 43.2 | 0.279 | 0.346 | 0.317 | 25.4 |
| 2019 | 58 | 88.1 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 33.3 | 29.5 | 35.1 | 0.172 | 0.286 | 0.237 | 26.2 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | SF | C | 32 | 234 | 198 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.986 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | TEX | C | 34 | 239 | 247 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.992 | -0.2 |
| 2024 | TEX | P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | STL | C | 68 | 565 | 471 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0.998 | -7.0 |
| 2023 | STL | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2022 | STL | C | 90 | 685 | 577 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0.990 | -8.4 |
| 2022 | STL | 1B | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | STL | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2021 | STL | C | 57 | 407 | 368 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0.992 | -3.5 |
| 2021 | STL | 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2020 | STL | C | 7 | 38 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.979 | -0.0 |
| 2019 | STL | C | 16 | 118 | 121 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.992 | -0.0 |
| 2019 | STL | 1B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 140 | 10 HR, 1 SB | 0.279 | 0.961 |
| 2026 | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | Bat | 94 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.316 | 0.920 |
| 2026 | AAA | nan | Bat | 234 | 12 HR, 2 SB | 0.294 | 0.945 |
| 2025 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Bat | 91 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.382 | 1.016 |
| 2025 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Bat | 38 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.367 | 1.067 |
| 2025 | AAA | nan | Bat | 129 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.378 | 1.032 |
| 2024 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Bat | 20 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.105 | 0.255 |
| 2024 | AAA | Reno Aces | Bat | 93 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.263 | 0.743 |
| 2024 | AAA | nan | Bat | 113 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.232 | 0.652 |
| 2019 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 280 | 12 HR, 2 SB | 0.276 | 0.820 |
| 2018 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 61 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.315 | 0.790 |
| 2018 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 313 | 7 HR, 0 SB | 0.313 | 0.799 |
| 2017 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 202 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.324 | 0.833 |
| 2017 | A | Peoria Chiefs | Bat | 191 | 8 HR, 1 SB | 0.279 | 0.805 |
| 2016 | Rk | Johnson City Cardinals | Bat | 222 | 6 HR, 0 SB | 0.319 | 0.915 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.117 | 0.000 | 0.175 | 0.000 |
| 2025 | 0.296 | 0.322 | 0.312 | 0.316 |
| 2024 | 0.180 | 0.188 | 0.142 | 0.215 |
| 2023 | 0.286 | 0.325 | 0.315 | 0.309 |
| 2022 | 0.231 | 0.293 | 0.287 | 0.274 |
| 2021 | 0.138 | 0.286 | 0.236 | 0.258 |
| 2020 | 0.250 | 0.245 | 0.000 | 0.395 |
| 2019 | 0.180 | 0.340 | 0.294 | 0.326 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.