Joe Giard vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Giard 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 5.96 and 1.812 for Joe Giard. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Giard and Ed Knouff

Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
36.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Giard and Ed Knouff

Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Giard and Ed Knouff

Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
408
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
89
534
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
14.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
108
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
9.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
192
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100