Tom Cheney vs. Dave Knight — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom Cheney and Dave Knight are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Cheney had the edge in WHIP (1.358 vs 1.913). By the career numbers, Tom Cheney 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 Tom Cheney and Dave Knight

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.56
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.77
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.39
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.66
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Dave Knight

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Dave Knight

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
474.51
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
62.75
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
25.81
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.37
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.29
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
66.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.25
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
32
125.49
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA