Ed Knouff vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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. Ed Knouff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.18 and 1.557 for Joe Slusarski. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Slusarski

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.81
28.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
10.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
39.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Slusarski

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Slusarski

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA