Doc Ayers vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Knouff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Knouff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Knouff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100