Ed Knouff vs. Harry Sullivan — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Harry Sullivan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Sullivan 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. Ed Knouff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 36 and 6.000 for Harry Sullivan. By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Harry Sullivan

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.81
42.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
4.59
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
90
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.77
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Harry Sullivan

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Harry Sullivan

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA