Alec Asher vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Alec Asher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alec Asher 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 5.42 and 1.396 for Alec Asher. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alec Asher and Darold Knowles

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
39.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alec Asher and Darold Knowles

Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.579
0.579
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alec Asher and Darold Knowles

Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1266.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
21.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
9.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
300
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alec Asher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alec Asher
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA