Ed Knouff vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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. Leroy Matlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Leroy Matlock

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.17
74.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Leroy Matlock

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Leroy Matlock

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100