Joan Adon vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joan Adon
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joan Adon 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 6.66 and 1.723 for Joan Adon. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joan Adon and Darold Knowles

Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
10.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
6.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
36.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joan Adon and Darold Knowles

Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joan Adon and Darold Knowles

Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
10500
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA