Phil Knell vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.05 and 1.503 for Phil Knell. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Knell and Dazzy Vance

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
1.34
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.51
78.51
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
0.66
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.05
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
9.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6612
40.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
6.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5771
35.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Phil Knell and Dazzy Vance

Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4503
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
89
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Knell and Dazzy Vance

Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
685
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
107.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
86.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.73
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.2
33.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
141.9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
130.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
55.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
73.38
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.97
32.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.63
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
100.73
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
5.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100