Tom Knowlson vs. Stan Yerkes — Career Comparison

Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Yerkes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Yerkes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Knowlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 3.66 and 1.511 for Stan Yerkes. By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Knowlson and Stan Yerkes

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.61
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.66
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.85
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
11.15
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.834
0.834
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
39.33
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.74
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.32
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
36.8
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Knowlson and Stan Yerkes

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.13
92.13
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.822
1.822
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Knowlson and Stan Yerkes

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
284.21
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
226.89
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
544.54
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
70.59
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.07
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
80.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
121.01
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
10.03
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
50.42
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
176.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA