How Darold Knowles's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Darold Knowles posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 5.61, below the relief pitcher average of 6.36 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1968, posting 8.06, well above the relief pitcher average of 5.63 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 2.5, well below the relief pitcher average of 5.47 that year. The Strikeouts Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.25 in 1978 to 4.07 in 1979 and 5.4 in 1980. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 2.5 to 8.06 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Darold Knowles Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Darold Knowles
Darold Knowles
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Career5.61
Season Avg.5.61
162 Game Avg.5.61
More InfoSee More

Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season

Darold Knowles's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team

Darold Knowles's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darold Knowles career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darold Knowles's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darold Knowles's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darold Knowles's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
Darold Knowles Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table