Ed Knouff vs. Willie Mitchell — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Willie Mitchell
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Mitchell 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. Willie Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Willie Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Willie Mitchell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.84
68.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
2.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4896
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
8.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
5.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6796
37.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
33.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Willie Mitchell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
12.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
14.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
19.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
17.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.44
90.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Willie Mitchell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
281.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
535.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
69.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
64.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.07
13.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
102.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
27.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
56.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.03
4.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
138
139.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
4.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0