William Bell vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting 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. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, William Bell 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
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
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
2.12
2.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
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
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Darold Knowles

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
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
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
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
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
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
1
28.57
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
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA