Phil Knell vs. Bill LeFebvre — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill LeFebvre
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill LeFebvre built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Knell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Knell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.503 compared to 5.03 and 1.610 for Bill LeFebvre. By the career numbers, Phil Knell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Knell and Bill LeFebvre

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.45
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.01
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.49
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.05
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.03
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
9.16
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
11.02
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
3.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
40.33
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.5
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5771
35.76
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
36.73
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Bill LeFebvre

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.22
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4503
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
89
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Bill LeFebvre

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
441.18
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
87
511.76
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
107.74
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
141.18
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
86.72
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.02
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.2
33.46
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
85.51
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
141.9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
130.51
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
229.41
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.06
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
55.18
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
18
105.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.97
32.38
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
88.62
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.15
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
115
100.73
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
5.96
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
9.27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA