Karl Adams vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Karl Adams 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 5.01 and 1.452 for Karl Adams. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Darold Knowles

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Darold Knowles

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Darold Knowles

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA