Harry Ables vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Harry Ables
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Harry Ables built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darold Knowles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 4.04 and 1.528 for Harry Ables. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ables and Darold Knowles

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
36.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Harry Ables and Darold Knowles

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ables and Darold Knowles

Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.62
-60.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA