Jim Bivin vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Bivin 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 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bivin and Darold Knowles

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jim Bivin and Darold Knowles

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bivin and Darold Knowles

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
16.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA