John Bale vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give John Bale a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101). John Bale was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Darold Knowles

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
34.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Darold Knowles

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Darold Knowles

John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3847.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-14.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA