Ed Knouff vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Steve Shields. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 5.26) and WHIP (1.487 vs 1.703). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Steve Shields

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
40.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
35.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Steve Shields

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Steve Shields

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA