Eric Knott vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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. Eric Knott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Eric Knott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Al Sima

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Al Sima

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Al Sima

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0