Ed Knouff vs. Bill McGee — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill McGee
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McGee 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. Bill McGee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Bill McGee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill McGee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.78
51.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
9.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
39.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
35.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill McGee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill McGee

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
397.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
547.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
80.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.2
16.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
40.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA