Ed Knouff vs. Max Surkont — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Max Surkont
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Max Surkont 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 4.38 and 1.419 for Max Surkont. 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 Max Surkont

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.78
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.46
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.14
63.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.4
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3583
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1194.1
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
9.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.3
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5207
39.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
4.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4704
35.45
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Max Surkont

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
5.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.11
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.46
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.06
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.41
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
5.43
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.11
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.31
23.31
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Max Surkont

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
333.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
504
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
88.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
67.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.79
27.94
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
114.35
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
134.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
77.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
26.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
90
127.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.29
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Max Surkont
Career
Per 600 PA