Ed Knouff vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Melton 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. Cliff Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Cliff Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Melton

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1446
8.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6159
38.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
35.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Melton

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Cliff Melton

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA