Ed Knouff vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal 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. Hal Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Hal Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Hal Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Hal Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Hal Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
425
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
558.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
8.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.33
-11.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
208.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA