Ed Knouff vs. Herb Moford — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Herb Moford
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Moford 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 5.03 and 1.373 for Herb Moford. 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 Herb Moford

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
38.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
34.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Herb Moford

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Herb Moford

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
625
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
550
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.1
-38.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
137.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
4.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA