Pete Alexander vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Pete Alexander posted a stronger line than Tom Knowlson. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.121 vs 1.579). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Tom Knowlson

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.49
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
3.81
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.834
0.834
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
38.26
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Tom Knowlson

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Tom Knowlson

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
284.21
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA