Brent Knackert vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Brent Knackert
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Brent Knackert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 7.04 and 2.049 for Brent Knackert. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brent Knackert and Nels Potter

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
12.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.55
12.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
45.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.986
1.986
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
38.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.44
45.44
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Brent Knackert and Nels Potter

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.66
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brent Knackert and Nels Potter

Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Knackert
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA