Ed Knouff vs. Rube Manning — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rube Manning
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Manning 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. Rube Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Rube Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Rube Manning

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.86
67.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
8.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
36.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
32.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Rube Manning

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.835
1.835
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Rube Manning

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
271.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
180
562.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
33
103.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
28
87.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.03
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
29.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
40
125
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
12
37.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
19
59.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
28.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
125
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100