Ed Knouff vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks 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. Scipio Spinks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Scipio Spinks

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Scipio Spinks

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Scipio Spinks

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0