Ed Knouff vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Chris Short

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Chris Short

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Chris Short

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100