Jesse Houston vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Jesse Houston
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jesse Houston 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. Jesse Houston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Jesse Houston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Houston and Ed Knouff

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.92
72.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
5.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
38.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1076
34.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Jesse Houston and Ed Knouff

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.8
67.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Houston and Ed Knouff

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
258.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
147
551.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
127.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.03
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
43.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
161.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.72
51.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100