Ed Knouff vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Curt Simmons 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. Curt Simmons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Curt Simmons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Curt Simmons

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.33
51.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
81.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
3.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3313
8.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
2.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14144
38.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
4.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13028
35.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Curt Simmons

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
2.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Curt Simmons

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
290.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1135
542.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
92.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
81.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
10.99
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.3
21.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
106.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
121.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
44.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
36.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
80.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.76
18.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
283
135.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67