Ed Knouff vs. Ralph Stroud — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ralph Stroud
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Stroud 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. Ralph Stroud posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Ralph Stroud had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Ralph Stroud

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.57
58.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1083
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
9.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.52
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
1474
36.75
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
34.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Ralph Stroud

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.85
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.04
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.83
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
7.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Ralph Stroud

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
350
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
120
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
109
545
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
9.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
18
90
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
8
40
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-5.8
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
145
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ralph Stroud
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100