Clifford Allen vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Clifford Allen
UnknownThrows RightBats RightMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Clifford Allen 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 9.47 and 2.474 for Clifford Allen. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clifford Allen and Darold Knowles

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.11
16.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.474
2.474
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Clifford Allen and Darold Knowles

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clifford Allen and Darold Knowles

Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
450
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA