Ed Knouff vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Russ Meyer

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Russ Meyer

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Russ Meyer

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA