Ed Knouff vs. Zane Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zane Smith
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zane 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. Zane Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Zane Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Zane Smith

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.83
80.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1980
9.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
4.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8077
37.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
4.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7311
34.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Zane Smith

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5758
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
2.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.83
80.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Zane Smith

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
362.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
517.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
81.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
68.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.3
17.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
96.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
95.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
25.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
55.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
12.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
101.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Zane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100