Willie Blair vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Blair 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. Willie Blair led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Willie Blair.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Darold Knowles

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Darold Knowles

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Darold Knowles

Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
418
1510.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA