Jack Bentley vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Jack Bentley
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Bentley 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 4.01 and 1.434 for Jack Bentley. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bentley and Darold Knowles

Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.23
58.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.49
64.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
9.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
3.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044
38.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
4.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
34.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jack Bentley and Darold Knowles

Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.725
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bentley and Darold Knowles

Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
287
279.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
568.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
121.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.08
71.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
230.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
186.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
56.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
69.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
118.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.51
80.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
37.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.79
15.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jack Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA