Fergie Jenkins vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Fergie Jenkins
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Fergie Jenkins and Tom Knowlson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Fergie Jenkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.168 vs 1.579). Tom Knowlson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.09 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Fergie Jenkins 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 Fergie Jenkins and Tom Knowlson

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.61
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.57
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.45
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.69
55.69
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
0.53
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
3.34
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.49
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13502
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
8.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
0.97
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
1.99
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3192
6.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.12
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18400
36.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
38.26
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
3.71
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.26
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.21
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17082
34.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Tom Knowlson

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
1.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13501
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4500.1
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.73
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
1.32
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
2.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Tom Knowlson

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
395.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
532.28
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
87.92
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
60.59
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.72
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.04
29.73
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
134.26
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
112.28
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
32.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
74.85
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.27
22.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.36
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
193.66
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
39.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.35
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA