Luke Hudson vs. Ed Knouff — Career Comparison

Luke Hudson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Luke Hudson 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 5.11 and 1.490 for Luke Hudson. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Hudson and Ed Knouff

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.69
70.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
8.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
39.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
33.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Luke Hudson and Ed Knouff

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.69
70.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Hudson and Ed Knouff

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
750
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
512.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
45.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
52.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
150
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100