Christian Bergman vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Christian Bergman 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 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Darold Knowles

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
5.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
39.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Darold Knowles

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Darold Knowles

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1039.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
10.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA