Tavo Alvarez vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tavo Alvarez 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 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Darold Knowles

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Darold Knowles

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Darold Knowles

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA