Phil Knell vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. 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 Al Schroll

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.67
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.49
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.75
46.75
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.05
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
9.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
4.37
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
40.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
35.16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Al Schroll

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.67
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Al Schroll

Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
538.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
107.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.02
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.2
33.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
141.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
130.51
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
55.18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
122.63
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.97
32.38
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.15
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100