Jesse Barnes vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Jesse Barnes
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jesse Barnes 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 3.22 and 1.246 for Jesse Barnes. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Barnes and Darold Knowles

Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
1.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.41
74.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7709
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2686
9.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
2.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10676
37.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10136
35.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jesse Barnes and Darold Knowles

Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Barnes and Darold Knowles

Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
435
266.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
559.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
119.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
109.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.62
30.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
134.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
43.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
42.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
85.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
35.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
14.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
44.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.6
13.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
25.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA