John Clarkson vs. Frank Knauss — Career Comparison

John Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Frank Knauss
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Clarkson and Frank Knauss are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Clarkson had the edge in ERA (2.81 vs 3.3). By the career numbers, John Clarkson 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 John Clarkson and Frank Knauss

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.05
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.03
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.65
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.35
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.96
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
2.81
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.3
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13609
27
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536.1
9
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
8.52
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
7.41
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.32
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.36
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.88
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
3.92
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.57
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.36
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.8
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19146
37.99
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349
38.75
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
4.73
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.31
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17875
35.46
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
34.07
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for John Clarkson and Frank Knauss

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
1.08
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.46
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
2.21
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.69
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.34
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
3.01
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.67
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.01
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.465
2.465
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Clarkson and Frank Knauss

John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
159.03
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
194.12
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2060
600
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1974
574.95
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
125.83
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
90
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
101.47
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
21.26
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
7.57
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.99
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
35.83
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168.36
49.04
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
55.17
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
183.2
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
149.71
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
180.88
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
73.98
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
88.24
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
67.57
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
134.56
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
150
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172.4
50.21
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
61.47
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
23.59
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.76
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
382
111.26
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.33
45.33
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Frank Knauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
9.03
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
9.03
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frank Knauss
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100