Ed Knouff vs. Brendan McKay — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brendan McKay 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 5.14 and 1.408 for Brendan McKay. 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 Brendan McKay

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
39.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Brendan McKay

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Brendan McKay

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
981.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
57.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA