Norm Bass vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Norm Bass
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Norm Bass 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 5.32 and 1.616 for Norm Bass. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Bass and Darold Knowles

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
5.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
40.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
35.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Norm Bass and Darold Knowles

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Bass and Darold Knowles

Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
66
444.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
552.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
13.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-9.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
48
323.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA