Jose Diaz vs. Tony McKnight — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony McKnight
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony McKnight built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony McKnight posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.480 compared to 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, Tony McKnight had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and Tony McKnight

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.63
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
10.59
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.69
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.43
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.08
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
40.61
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.74
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
37.01
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and Tony McKnight

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.4
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.84
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.77
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and Tony McKnight

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
286.36
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
504.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.16
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.08
-42.02
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA