Tom Knowlson vs. Cy Young — Career Comparison

Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cy Young
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cy Young posted a stronger line than Tom Knowlson. Cy Young posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.130 vs 1.579). By the career numbers, Cy Young 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 Tom Knowlson and Cy Young

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.61
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.11
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.63
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.39
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.96
89.96
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
0.92
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.02
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.49
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
2.63
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22068
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7356
9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7092
8.68
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.49
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2803
3.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.834
0.834
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
38.26
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29579
36.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
3.87
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28201
34.5
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Tom Knowlson and Cy Young

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
1.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21744
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
2.5
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
2.81
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.487
2.487
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.47
25.47
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Knowlson and Cy Young

Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
284.21
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
177.62
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3101
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2960
572.72
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
120.54
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
93.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
16.83
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.77
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.48
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.09
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.03
39.48
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834
161.37
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
138.15
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
62.88
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
56.11
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
115.51
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212.45
41.11
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
1.93
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
15.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
73.72
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
8.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100