Tom Knowlson vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.49 and 1.579 for Tom Knowlson. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Knowlson and Chris Withrow

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.49
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.61
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
38.26
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
32.36
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Tom Knowlson and Chris Withrow

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.15
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Knowlson and Chris Withrow

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
6.3
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.17
-18.54
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA