Ed Knouff vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Koosman 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. Jerry Koosman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Jerry Koosman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.11
86.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Jerry Koosman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
1.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.141
1.141
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Jerry Koosman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
349.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100