Lou Knerr vs. Jim Lindsey — Career Comparison

Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Knerr built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lindsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.04 and 1.667 for Lou Knerr. By the career numbers, Jim Lindsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Knerr and Jim Lindsey

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.97
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.7
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
10.34
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
10.59
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.68
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.65
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1943
40.57
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.45
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
36.65
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Lou Knerr and Jim Lindsey

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Knerr and Jim Lindsey

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
576.47
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
97
538.89
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
100
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.89
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
21.61
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
21.81
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
116.67
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
105.56
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
66.67
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
17.14
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
127.78
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
55.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA