Tony Balsamo vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tony Balsamo and Darold Knowles are fairly close on the surface numbers. Darold Knowles posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.12 vs 6.44) and WHIP (1.439 vs 1.909). Tony Balsamo had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.31 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 Tony Balsamo and Darold Knowles

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Darold Knowles

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Darold Knowles

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2160
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA