Josh Banks vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Josh Banks
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Josh Banks 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 5.66 and 1.601 for Josh Banks. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Banks and Darold Knowles

Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
10.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
40.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.05
40.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Josh Banks and Darold Knowles

Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Banks and Darold Knowles

Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
490.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
12.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA