Ed Knouff vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Smith

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.08
33.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
126.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
141.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.12
33.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100