Ed Knouff vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Show 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. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Eric Show

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.78
70.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
5.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Eric Show

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Eric Show

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
548.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
72.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.92
19.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
111.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
95.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
35.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
30.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
8.55
9.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA