Ed Knouff vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi 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. Jake Odorizzi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Jake Odorizzi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Jake Odorizzi

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Jake Odorizzi

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Jake Odorizzi

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA