Heath Bell vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Heath Bell a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Heath Bell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 102). Heath Bell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Darold Knowles

Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.18
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
3.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
8.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.44
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
33.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Darold Knowles

Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Darold Knowles

Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA