Ed Knouff vs. Hugh Mulcahy — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Hugh Mulcahy
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hugh Mulcahy 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 4.49 and 1.513 for Hugh Mulcahy. 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 Hugh Mulcahy

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.58
33.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3485
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
3.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5161
39.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
5.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4635
35.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Hugh Mulcahy

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Hugh Mulcahy

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
314.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
546.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.6
16.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
102.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
109.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
63.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
9.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
71.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.35
8.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hugh Mulcahy
Career
Per 600 PA