Ed Knouff vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith 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 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. 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 Bud Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Bud Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Bud Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA