Curt Davis vs. Eric Knott — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Eric Knott

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.51
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
9.52
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.55
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.43
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9226
35.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Eric Knott

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Eric Knott

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
539.6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
116.81
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA