Ed Knouff vs. Rafael Valdez — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rafael Valdez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Knouff posted a stronger line than Rafael Valdez. Ed Knouff posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.17 vs 11.12) and WHIP (1.487 vs 2.294). By the career numbers, Ed Knouff had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Rafael Valdez

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.17
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.39
15.39
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
8.79
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
17.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.47
17.47
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
41.85
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
47.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
6.77
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.12
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
36.26
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.85
41.85
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.65
47.65

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Rafael Valdez

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.72
87.72
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Rafael Valdez

Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
563.82
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
41
123.62
Rafael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rafael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA