Andy Benes vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Andy Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Andy Benes 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 76), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 89). Andy Benes held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darold Knowles.

Pitching Stats for Andy Benes and Darold Knowles

Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
1.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.72
52.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
8.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
7.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10645
38.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
4.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9505
34.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Andy Benes and Darold Knowles

Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
1.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7516
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2505.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Benes and Darold Knowles

Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
405
276.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
880
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
505.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
72.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
52.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.54
20.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
102.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
99.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
32.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
34.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
61.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
10.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
307
209.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
64.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Andy Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA