Ed Knouff vs. Marcus Stroman — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Marcus Stroman
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Marcus Stroman 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. Marcus Stroman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Marcus Stroman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Marcus Stroman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4492
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
2.72
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
7.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6273
37.71
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
4.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.97
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5739
34.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Marcus Stroman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.57
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4492
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497.1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.44
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
2.27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Marcus Stroman

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
1678.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
89
539.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
16.97
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
90.91
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60.61
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-5.24
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
254.55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Marcus Stroman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100