Phil Knell
Philip H. Knell
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 154 lb.

Born: March 12, 1865 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1888
Final Game: September 29, 1895
Died: June 5, 1944 in Santa Monica, CA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1888 23 PIT NL 1 2 .333 3.76 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.1 20 19 11 1 18 15 5 0 4 115 70 1.443 6.8 0.3 6.2 5.1 0.83
1890 25 PHQ PL 22 11 .667 3.83 35 31 4 30 2 0 286.2 287 199 122 10 166 99 16 0 22 1318 112 1.580 9.0 0.3 5.2 3.1 0.60
1891 26 COL AA 28 27 .509 2.92 58 52 5 47 5 0 462.0 363 228 150 4 226 228 0 0 24 1745 118 1.275 7.1 0.1 4.4 4.4 1.01
1892 27 TOT NL 14 18 .438 3.78 33 30 3 24 1 0 250.0 243 161 105 4 111 117 0 0 18 0 86 1.416 8.7 0.1 4.0 4.2 1.05
1892 27 WHS NL 9 13 .409 3.65 22 21 1 17 1 0 170.0 156 114 69 4 76 74 0 0 11 0 89 1.365 8.3 0.2 4.0 3.9 0.97
1892 27 PHI NL 5 5 .500 4.05 11 9 2 7 0 0 80.0 87 47 36 0 35 43 0 0 7 0 80 1.525 9.8 0.0 3.9 4.8 1.23
1894 29 TOT NL 7 21 .250 5.49 33 28 5 25 0 0 254.0 341 246 155 9 110 67 0 0 14 0 93 1.776 12.1 0.3 3.9 2.4 0.61
1894 29 PIT NL 0 0 11.57 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 11 9 9 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 45 2.429 14.1 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.00
1894 29 LOU NL 7 21 .250 5.32 32 28 4 25 0 0 247.0 330 237 146 9 104 67 0 0 13 0 96 1.757 12.0 0.3 3.8 2.4 0.64
1895 30 TOT NL 7 11 .389 5.76 30 19 9 12 0 0 173.1 224 166 111 10 74 49 0 0 10 0 84 1.719 11.6 0.5 3.8 2.5 0.66
1895 30 LOU NL 0 6 .000 6.51 10 6 3 3 0 0 56.2 75 66 41 3 21 19 0 0 1 0 71 1.694 11.9 0.5 3.3 3.0 0.90
1895 30 CLV NL 7 5 .583 5.40 20 13 6 9 0 0 116.2 149 100 70 7 53 30 0 0 9 0 92 1.731 11.5 0.5 4.1 2.3 0.57
6 Seasons 79 90 .467 4.05 192 163 26 141 8 0 1452.1 1478 1019 654 38 705 575 21 0 92 3178 99 1.503 9.2 0.2 4.4 3.6 0.82
162 Game Avg. 15 17 .467 4.05 37 31 5 27 2 0 278 283 195 125 7 135 110 4 0 18 609 99 1.503 9.2 0.2 4.4 3.6 0.82
LOU (2 yrs) 7 27 .206 5.54 42 34 7 28 0 0 303.2 405 303 187 12 125 86 0 0 14 0 90 1.745 12.0 0.4 3.7 2.5 0.69
PIT (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.40 4 3 1 3 0 0 33.1 31 28 20 1 24 15 5 0 5 115 59 1.650 8.4 0.3 6.5 4.1 0.63
PHI (1 yr) 5 5 .500 4.05 11 9 2 7 0 0 80.0 87 47 36 0 35 43 0 0 7 0 80 1.525 9.8 0.0 3.9 4.8 1.23
WHS (1 yr) 9 13 .409 3.65 22 21 1 17 1 0 170.0 156 114 69 4 76 74 0 0 11 0 89 1.365 8.3 0.2 4.0 3.9 0.97
CLV (1 yr) 7 5 .583 5.40 20 13 6 9 0 0 116.2 149 100 70 7 53 30 0 0 9 0 92 1.731 11.5 0.5 4.1 2.3 0.57
COL (1 yr) 28 27 .509 2.92 58 52 5 47 5 0 462.0 363 228 150 4 226 228 0 0 24 1745 118 1.275 7.1 0.1 4.4 4.4 1.01
PHQ (1 yr) 22 11 .667 3.83 35 31 4 30 2 0 286.2 287 199 122 10 166 99 16 0 22 1318 112 1.580 9.0 0.3 5.2 3.1 0.60
NL (4 yrs) 29 52 .358 4.89 99 80 17 64 1 0 703.2 828 592 382 24 313 248 5 0 46 115 88 1.622 10.6 0.3 4.0 3.2 0.79
AA (1 yr) 28 27 .509 2.92 58 52 5 47 5 0 462.0 363 228 150 4 226 228 0 0 24 1745 118 1.275 7.1 0.1 4.4 4.4 1.01
PL (1 yr) 22 11 .667 3.83 35 31 4 30 2 0 286.2 287 199 122 10 166 99 16 0 22 1318 112 1.580 9.0 0.3 5.2 3.1 0.60

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1888 23 1 2 .333 3.76 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.1 20 19 11 1 18 15 5 0 4 115 70 1.443 6.8 0.3 6.2 5.1 0.83 70
1889 24 1 2 .333 3.76 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.1 20 19 11 1 18 15 5 0 4 115 70 1.443 6.8 0.3 6.2 5.1 0.83 70
1890 25 23 13 .639 3.82 38 34 4 33 2 0 313.0 307 218 133 11 184 114 21 0 26 1433 108 1.569 8.8 0.3 5.3 3.3 0.62 108
1891 26 51 40 .560 3.29 96 86 9 80 7 0 775.0 670 446 283 15 410 342 21 0 50 3178 114 1.394 7.8 0.2 4.8 4.0 0.83 114
1892 27 65 58 .528 3.41 129 116 12 104 8 0 1025.0 913 607 388 19 521 459 21 0 68 3178 106 1.399 8.0 0.2 4.6 4.0 0.88 106
1893 28 65 58 .528 3.41 129 116 12 104 8 0 1025.0 913 607 388 19 521 459 21 0 68 3178 106 1.399 8.0 0.2 4.6 4.0 0.88 106
1894 29 72 79 .477 3.82 162 144 17 129 8 0 1279.0 1254 853 543 28 631 526 21 0 82 3178 102 1.474 8.8 0.2 4.4 3.7 0.83 102
1895 30 79 90 .467 4.05 192 163 26 141 8 0 1452.1 1478 1019 654 38 705 575 21 0 92 3178 99 1.503 9.2 0.2 4.4 3.6 0.82 99

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1888 23 2 1 .667 4.03 29.0 23 14 13 1 21 17 6 1.517 7.1 6.5 5.3 0.81 0.3 3
1890 25 32 10 .762 2.22 386.0 281 106 95 10 163 133 16 1.150 6.6 3.8 3.1 0.82 0.2 35
1891 26 42 18 .700 2.64 542.0 403 177 159 4 251 267 0 1.207 6.7 4.2 4.4 1.06 0.1 58
1892 27 0.00 0.0 0 107 96 0 0 0 0 33
1894 29 0.00 0.0 0 132 119 0 0 0 0 33
1895 30 0.00 0.0 0 99 89 0 0 0 0 30
6 Seasons 76 29 .724 5.37 957.0 707 635 571 15 435 417 22 1.193 6.6 3.9 0.96 0.1 192

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1891 AA--2.922--6th

Wins s c a p y
1890 PL--22--6th
1891 AA--28--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1890 PL--.667--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1891 AA--1.275--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL--9.011--6th
1891 AA--7.071--1st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 AA--4.442--6th
1892 NL--4.212--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1891 AA--58--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1891 AA--462.0--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1891 AA--228--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1891 AA--52--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1891 AA--47--3rd
Career--141--248th

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL--2--4th
1891 AA--5--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 PL--166--7th
1891 AA--226--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1891 AA--363--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 AA--.078--1st
Career--.236--215th

Losses s c a p y
1891 AA--27--2nd
1894 NL--21--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1891 AA--150--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 PL--22--6th
1891 AA--24--3rd
1892 NL--18--7th
1894 NL--14--8th
1895 NL--10--6th
Career--92--107th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 PL--16--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1891 AA--1745--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 PL--4--10th
1891 AA--5--6th
1895 NL--9--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1891 AA--118--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 32 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (609), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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