Ed Knouff vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.202 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Lee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Lee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Lee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50