John Hofford vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
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Looking at the career totals, John Hofford and Ed Knouff are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Knouff had the edge in WHIP (1.487 vs 1.557). 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 John Hofford and Ed Knouff

John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.15
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.97
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.15
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
41.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.77
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
37.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.6
41.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for John Hofford and Ed Knouff

John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Hofford and Ed Knouff

John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.03
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
72.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
186.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
77.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
John Hofford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100