Wilmer Font vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilmer Font as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Knowlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Tom Knowlson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.85
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.8
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.74
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Tom Knowlson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.92
22.92
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Tom Knowlson

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
30.56
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA