Larry Andersen vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 106), walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 67). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 110). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Darold Knowles

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
3.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Darold Knowles

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Darold Knowles

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA