Ed Knouff vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt 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. Ed Knouff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Danny McDevitt

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Danny McDevitt

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Danny McDevitt

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA