Stan Baumgartner vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Stan Baumgartner
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Stan Baumgartner 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 3.7 and 1.459 for Stan Baumgartner. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Baumgartner and Darold Knowles

Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
505.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
9.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2216
39.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
4.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2013
35.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Stan Baumgartner and Darold Knowles

Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.986
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Baumgartner and Darold Knowles

Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
154
519.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
532.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
101.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
80.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
33.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
124.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
144.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
30.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
84.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.46
35.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
104.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Stan Baumgartner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Baumgartner
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA