Joe Knight vs. Eddie Yost — Career Comparison

Joe Knight
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Yost
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Knight and Eddie Yost are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Knight posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .766) and slugging (.422 vs .371). Eddie Yost had the advantage in on-base percentage (.395 vs .362). By the career numbers, Joe Knight 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 Eddie Yost

Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
145.89
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2109
137.92
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
547
600
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9175
600
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
553.93
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7346
480.39
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
171.12
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1863
121.83
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
126.14
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1331
87.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
22.04
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.78
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.66
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
9.09
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
44.97
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
34.79
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.73
89.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.31
79.34
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
233.64
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
178.46
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
198
217.18
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3576
233.85
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
69
75.69
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1215
79.46
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
75.69
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
44.66
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
146.98
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1759
115.03
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.35
96.91
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1275.1
83.39
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.39
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.47
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
38
41.68
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1614
105.55
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
0.98
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.2
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
920
60.16
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.58
16.58
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
9.97
9.97
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1.15
1.15
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
6.41
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.18
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
133
8.7
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.71
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.32
Joe Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.65
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
9.02
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Joe Knight and Eddie Yost

Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.02
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
2.13
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
1.03
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3534
27
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25772
27
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
9
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8590.2
9
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.73
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2436
2.55
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3663
3.84
Joe Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
0.28
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.09
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6370
6.67
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.91
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6099
6.39
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.75
95.75
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.997
2.997
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.26
48.26
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.37
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Yost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0