Ed Knouff vs. Lew Moren — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lew Moren
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Moren 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. Lew Moren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.279 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Lew Moren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Lew Moren

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.47
74.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
8.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3573
36.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
32.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.46
36.46

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Lew Moren

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.7
94.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.76
73.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Lew Moren

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
264.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
545.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
73.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
60
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
10.62
19.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
91.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
114.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
41.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
30
56.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
6.47
12.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
41.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
78
146.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lew Moren
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100