Sheriff Blake vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Sheriff Blake 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 4.13 and 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Darold Knowles

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Darold Knowles

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Darold Knowles

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA