Bunny Hearn vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn 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. Bunny Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Bunny Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bunny Hearn and Ed Knouff

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.61
60.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
34.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Ed Knouff

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
15.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
31.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
30.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Ed Knouff

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
282.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
19
81.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
6.98
29.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
28
120
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
42.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.84
25.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
158.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100