Ed Knouff vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Clay Smith. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 5.49) and WHIP (1.487 vs 1.653). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Clay Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
40.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Clay Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Clay Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA