Les German vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Les German
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Les German. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 5.45) and WHIP (1.487 vs 1.726). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Les German and Ed Knouff

Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.05
35.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.54
71.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
5.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
11.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
42.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
7.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.77
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.726
1.726
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
37.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Les German and Ed Knouff

Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2904
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.33
88.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.791
1.791
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les German and Ed Knouff

Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
196.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
544.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
141.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
123.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
18.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.61
61.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
172.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
192.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
67.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
143.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
71.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
43.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.65
22.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100