Ed Knouff vs. Mike Soroka — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Soroka
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Soroka 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. Mike Soroka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Mike Soroka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Soroka

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.82
75.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
7.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
37.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
33.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Soroka

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Soroka

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
769.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.66
-14.03
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
194.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA