Eli Grba vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Eli Grba
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Eli Grba 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 4.48 and 1.521 for Eli Grba. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Grba and Ed Knouff

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
8.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
4.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2387
40.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
5.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
35.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Eli Grba and Ed Knouff

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.911
0.911
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Grba and Ed Knouff

Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
449.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
160
502.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
109.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
26
81.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
49.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
163.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.46
51.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
43.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
42
131.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100