James Atkins vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

James Atkins 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 3.6 and 1.733 for James Atkins. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Darold Knowles

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Darold Knowles

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Darold Knowles

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA