How Darold Knowles's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Darold Knowles posted a career ERA of 3.12, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1972, posting 1.37, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.32 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 10.8, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.58 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.38 in 1978 to 4.07 in 1979 and 10.8 in 1980. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.37 to 10.8 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Darold Knowles Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Darold Knowles
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ERA | Darold Knowles
Component ERA | Darold Knowles
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| Career | 3.12 | 3.55 | 3.95 |
| Season Avg. | 3.12 | 3.55 | 3.95 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.12 | 3.55 | 3.95 |
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Darold Knowles ERA Per Season
Darold Knowles's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Darold Knowles ERA by Team
Darold Knowles's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darold Knowles ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Darold Knowles's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Darold Knowles ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Darold Knowles's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Darold Knowles ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Darold Knowles's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
