Chad Gaudin vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Chad Gaudin
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chad Gaudin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Knouff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.44 and 1.519 for Chad Gaudin. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Gaudin and Ed Knouff

Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.29
25.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
4.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2509
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
39.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3219
34.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.86
39.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Chad Gaudin and Ed Knouff

Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2509
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.77
92.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.29
25.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Gaudin and Ed Knouff

Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2805.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
527.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
1.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.09
-33.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
275.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Gaudin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Chad Gaudin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100