Ed Knouff vs. Kirk McCaskill — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kirk McCaskill
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk McCaskill 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. Kirk McCaskill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Kirk McCaskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Kirk McCaskill

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.68
63.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1748
9.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
5.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7405
38.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6621
34.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Kirk McCaskill

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5187
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.68
63.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Kirk McCaskill

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
159.8
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
600
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Kirk McCaskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk McCaskill
Career
Per 600 PA