Joe Knight vs. Brent Rooker — Career Comparison

Joe Knight
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Brent Rooker
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Knight and Brent Rooker are closely matched on the surface stats. Brent Rooker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.832 vs .784) and slugging (.493 vs .422). Joe Knight had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 vs .339). By the career numbers, Brent Rooker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Knight and Brent Rooker

Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
133
145.89
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
149.43
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2108
600
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
553.93
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1875
533.68
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
171.12
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
138.33
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
126.14
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
77.42
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
28.18
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.78
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.71
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
31.02
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
41
44.97
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
60.91
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
81.73
89.65
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317.66
90.42
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
213
233.64
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
263
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
217.18
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
201.8
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
75.43
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
83.4
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
146.98
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
127.8
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.35
96.91
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311.36
88.62
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
38
41.68
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
54.36
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.56
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.2
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
590
167.93
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.58
16.58
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
9.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.98
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.14
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
7.12
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 600 PA
84
84

Fielding Stats for Joe Knight and Brent Rooker

Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.02
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.26
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.13
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3534
27
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1178
9
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.73
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.05
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.09
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
2.16
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.11
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Rooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0