Ed Knouff vs. Mike Madden — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Madden
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Madden 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. Mike Madden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.649 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Mike Madden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Madden

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.62
36.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
9.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
39.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
33.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Madden

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Madden

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
852
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
37
444
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
5.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-7.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
276
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA