Dave Knight vs. Gus Krock — Career Comparison

Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Krock
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Knight built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Krock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Krock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 3.71 and 1.913 for Dave Knight. By the career numbers, Gus Krock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Knight and Gus Krock

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.05
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
9.56
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.96
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.72
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.631
0.631
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2152
38.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.54
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
36.15
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Knight and Gus Krock

Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.69
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.15
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.83
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.12
85.12
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Knight and Gus Krock

Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
166.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
575
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
94.44
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
25.81
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.93
22.04
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
119.44
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
108.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.22
17.27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
47
130.56
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100