William Bell vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

William Bell
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

William Bell 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 3.34 and 1.192 for William Bell. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Darold Knowles

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.72
68.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.98
71.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
3.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4638
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1499
8.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
3.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
34.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
4.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5411
31.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Darold Knowles

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5015
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1671.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
3.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.088
2.088
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.17
71.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Darold Knowles

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
294
215.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
533.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
133.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
109.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.81
51.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
160.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
175.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
61.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
119.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.91
60.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
205
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.5
13.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
24.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA