Doc Ayers vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers 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. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Darold Knowles

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Darold Knowles

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Darold Knowles

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA