Ed Knouff vs. Jakie May — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jakie May
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jakie May 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. Jakie May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Jakie May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Jakie May

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
2.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4687
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645
9.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
3.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6831
39.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
35.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Jakie May

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Jakie May

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
466.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
532.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
91.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
71.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.37
28.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
120.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
125.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
62.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.5
26.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
136.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA