Dan Jennings vs. Lou Knerr — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Knerr built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.04 and 1.667 for Lou Knerr. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Lou Knerr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Lou Knerr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Lou Knerr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
576.47
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
129.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.91
17.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA