Ed Knouff vs. Jim Maloney — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Maloney
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Maloney 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. Jim Maloney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Jim Maloney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Jim Maloney

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.47
61.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.75
86.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
7.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
37.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
3.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6892
33.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Jim Maloney

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5550
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.47
86.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Jim Maloney

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
276.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
541.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
108.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
81.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
36.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
151.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
137.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
43.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
83.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.25
35.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
119.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
5.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50