Jack Knight vs. Dustin McGowan — Career Comparison

Jack Knight
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Knight built a career as a starting pitcher and Dustin McGowan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dustin McGowan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 6.85 and 1.847 for Jack Knight. By the career numbers, Dustin McGowan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Knight and Dustin McGowan

Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.54
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.95
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.85
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
4.5
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
13.48
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.57
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.99
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.86
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.73
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
7.47
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
42.85
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
39
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.86
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
8.15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.94
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.847
1.847
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.67
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
34.32
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.85
42.85
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Jack Knight and Dustin McGowan

Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951
27
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650.1
9
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.98
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.81
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.08
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.61
91.61
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.343
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.79
23.79
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Knight and Dustin McGowan

Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
84
462.39
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
6020.69
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
561.47
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
93.58
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.51
46.84
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
170.64
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
148.62
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
47.3
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
143.12
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA