Eric Knott vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Johan Santana

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
2.52
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Johan Santana

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Johan Santana

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA