Ken Frailing vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing 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 3.96 and 1.585 for Ken Frailing. By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Frailing and Tom Knowlson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.96
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.85
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.38
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
40.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.78
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.74
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.86
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Ken Frailing and Tom Knowlson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218.1
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.65
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.39
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.38
16.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Frailing and Tom Knowlson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
27.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA