Red Applegate vs. Elmer Knetzer — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Red Applegate and Elmer Knetzer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Elmer Knetzer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.15 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.334 vs 1.917). Red Applegate had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.21). By the career numbers, Elmer Knetzer 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.