Ed Knouff vs. Henry Sosa — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Henry Sosa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Henry Sosa 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 5.23 and 1.463 for Henry Sosa. 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 Henry Sosa

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
38.98
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
33.58
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Henry Sosa

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Henry Sosa

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
333.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-3.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA