Ed Knouff vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Kobel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Kevin Kobel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Kevin Kobel

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Kevin Kobel

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Kevin Kobel

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
73
503.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
75.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA