Ed Knouff vs. Ray Moore — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ray Moore
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Moore 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. Ray Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Ray Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Ray Moore

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.64
51.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.77
28.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
4.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
7.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
4.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
5.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4611
38.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
4.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4036
33.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Ray Moore

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3109
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.95
27.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Ray Moore

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
671.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
550.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
103.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
77.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.34
33.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
150.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
119.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
57.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.94
27.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
99
182.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Moore
Career
Per 600 PA