Red Barrett vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Red Barrett
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Red Barrett 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 3.53 and 1.270 for Red Barrett. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Barrett and Darold Knowles

Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.89
58.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
3.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3790
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
2.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5317
37.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4993
35.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Red Barrett and Darold Knowles

Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.419
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Barrett and Darold Knowles

Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
253
332.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
523.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
56.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.24
10.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
85.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
78.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
38.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
60.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.71
-2.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
109.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
5.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Red Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
68.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA