Ed Knouff vs. Denny Neagle — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Denny Neagle
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Neagle 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 4.24 and 1.336 for Denny Neagle. 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 Denny Neagle

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.96
72.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
4.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
8.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
6.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8031
38.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
4.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7250
34.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Denny Neagle

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.38
97.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Denny Neagle

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
380.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
507.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
83.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
62.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.2
23.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
113.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
102.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
29.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
66.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
16.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
18.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
155
148.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
71.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0