Virgil Barnes vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Virgil Barnes
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Virgil 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 3.66 and 1.357 for Virgil 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 Virgil Barnes and Darold Knowles

Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.83
50.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.85
65.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3282
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1094
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
9.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
2.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4643
38.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
4.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4342
35.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Virgil Barnes and Darold Knowles

Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.498
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Barnes and Darold Knowles

Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
205
312.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
566.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.35
6.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
71.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
44.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.03
-13.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
119
181.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA