Ed Knouff vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill Phyle

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
6.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill Phyle

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Bill Phyle

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
190.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
32
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100