Cal Hogue vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Cal Hogue
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Cal Hogue 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 4.91 and 1.804 for Cal Hogue. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Hogue and Ed Knouff

Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
7.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.804
1.804
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
33.97
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Cal Hogue and Ed Knouff

Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
20.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
11.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
17.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
15.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Hogue and Ed Knouff

Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
416.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
32
533.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
21.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
17.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
133.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cal Hogue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cal Hogue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100