Ed Knouff vs. Vic Sorrell — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Vic Sorrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Sorrell 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. Ed Knouff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.43 and 1.511 for Vic Sorrell. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Vic Sorrell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.67
47.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.14
77.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
4.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5015
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1671.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1820
9.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.36
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
3.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7410
39.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
5.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6684
35.99
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Vic Sorrell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
27
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
9
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Vic Sorrell

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
270.63
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
532.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
63.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.63
16.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
85.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
107.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
60.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10.23
9.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
144
138.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Sorrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vic Sorrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0