Harry Billiard vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Harry Billiard
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Harry Billiard 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 3.95 and 1.573 for Harry Billiard. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Billiard and Darold Knowles

Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
8.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
32.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
25.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.05
32.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Harry Billiard and Darold Knowles

Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
27.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
24.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
30.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
27.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Billiard and Darold Knowles

Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
30.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
30.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA