Jack Knott vs. Kevin Whelan — Career Comparison

Jack Knott
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Whelan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Knott built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Whelan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Knott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 9 and 3.333 for Kevin Whelan. By the career numbers, Jack Knott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Knott and Kevin Whelan

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.88
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.6
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.97
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.64
18.64
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4671
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
10.33
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.81
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
3.71
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.8
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7007
40.5
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
5.73
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6345
36.68
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Jack Knott and Kevin Whelan

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.019
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Knott and Kevin Whelan

Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
348.84
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
600
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
517.35
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
62.25
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
10.66
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
92.31
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.35
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.69
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-0.65
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.98
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
212
227.55
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.59
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA