Neal Ball vs. Bobby Knoop — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bobby Knoop
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Neal Ball holds a real edge over Bobby Knoop in this comparison. Neal Ball led in home run production (HR/PA+ 83 vs 67), slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 94), and batting average (AVG+ 102 vs 99). Bobby Knoop held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 66 vs 54). The edge belongs to Neal Ball.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Bobby Knoop

Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1153
172.78
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4004
600
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1613
544.93
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3622
542.76
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
128.27
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
96.2
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
56
18.92
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.33
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.35
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.39
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
32.07
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169.79
57.36
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362.68
54.35
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1211
181.47
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
507
171.28
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1175
176.07
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
55.07
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
50.5
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
51.01
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
49.6
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
104.73
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
91.71
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186.87
63.13
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370.38
55.5
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.1
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
99
33.45
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
45.7
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
7.19
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
109.12
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
833
124.83
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.39
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.05
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
91
13.64
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.4
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.55
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.95
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
48.48
48.48

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Bobby Knoop

Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
1.08
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.02
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
1.02
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27908
27
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9302.2
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
2.48
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
3.11
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5903
5.71
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5784
5.6
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.862
4.862
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.91
58.91
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.52
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
0.75
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0