Mike Balas vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mike Balas and Darold Knowles are fairly close on the surface numbers. Darold Knowles posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.12 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.439 vs 2.250). Mike Balas had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Darold Knowles

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.44
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Darold Knowles

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

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Darold Knowles

Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
600
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA