Lou Knerr vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lou Knerr and Cliff Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cliff Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.52 vs 5.04) and WHIP (1.202 vs 1.667). Lou Knerr had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.63 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Knerr and Cliff Lee

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Lou Knerr and Cliff Lee

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Knerr and Cliff Lee

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
576.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
17.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50