Ed Knouff vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Sparma

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Sparma

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Joe Sparma

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA