Ed Knouff vs. Fred Newman — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Newman
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Newman 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. Fred Newman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.256 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Fred Newman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Fred Newman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.11
86.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
37.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
34.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Fred Newman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Fred Newman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
323.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
515.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
22.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
98.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
115.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
53.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
16.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
72
202.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100