Matt Beech vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Matt Beech
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Beech 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 78). Matt Beech held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 67). Role difference aside, Darold Knowles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Beech and Darold Knowles

Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
5.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
9.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
40.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
34.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Matt Beech and Darold Knowles

Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Beech and Darold Knowles

Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
53
338.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
77
491.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
63.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
9.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
11
70.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
178.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Beech
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
108.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Beech
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA