Ed Knouff vs. Tom Seats — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tom Seats
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Seats 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 4.47 and 1.421 for Tom Seats. 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 Tom Seats

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
39.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
5.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
36.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Tom Seats

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Tom Seats

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
579.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
55
559.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
21.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
12
122.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
16.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
152.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA