Ed Knouff vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Jose Mesa. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 4.36) and home runs allowed (0.05 per nine innings vs 0.88). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Jose Mesa

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
9.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6804
39.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
4.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5972
34.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Jose Mesa

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Jose Mesa

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
22.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA