Mike Balas vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Mike Balas. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.487 vs 2.250). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff 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 Mike Balas and Ed Knouff

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.15
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Ed Knouff

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Ed Knouff

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
159.8
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100