Josh Beckett vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Josh Beckett 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. Josh Beckett led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Josh Beckett.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Darold Knowles

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Darold Knowles

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Darold Knowles

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
517.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
32.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA