Joe Harris vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Joe Harris
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Harris 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. Joe Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.174 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Joe Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Harris and Ed Knouff

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.11
71.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
8.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
33.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Harris and Ed Knouff

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Harris and Ed Knouff

Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
232.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
574.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
82.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
19.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
22
113.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
13.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
165.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100