Ed Knouff vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Mel Stottlemyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Mel Stottlemyre

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.74
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
4.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Mel Stottlemyre

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.23
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.724
1.724
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Mel Stottlemyre

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
259.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
85.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
65.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.04
26.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
118.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
121.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
38.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
40.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
73.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.56
19.55
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.84
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
270
191.49
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0