Ed Knouff vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Herb Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
39.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Herb Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.74
90.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Herb Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
251.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA