Chad Fox vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Chad Fox
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Fox 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 3.79 and 1.504 for Chad Fox. By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Fox and Tom Knowlson

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.79
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.78
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
10.34
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.95
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
40.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.97
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.07
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.59
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.55
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
33.55
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Chad Fox and Tom Knowlson

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.71
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.3
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.22
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.142
0.142
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Fox and Tom Knowlson

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
16425
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
6.3
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-52.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.17
-18.54
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA