Ed Knouff vs. Rollie Sheldon — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rollie Sheldon
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rollie Sheldon 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. Rollie Sheldon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Rollie Sheldon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.13
63.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
9.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3062
38.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2841
35.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Rollie Sheldon

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
404.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
5.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.03
-15.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
113
283.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
47.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rollie Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0