Jack Knight vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Jack Knight
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Knight built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 6.85 and 1.847 for Jack Knight. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Knight and Skel Roach

Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
13.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.99
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.541
0.541
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
42.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
8.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.847
1.847
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.85
42.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jack Knight and Skel Roach

Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.343
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Knight and Skel Roach

Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
462.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
561.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
93.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.51
46.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
170.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
148.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
47.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
143.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA