Cy Blanton vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Cy Blanton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cy Blanton 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 3.55 and 1.297 for Cy Blanton. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Blanton and Darold Knowles

Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3655
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
9.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5173
38.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
4.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
35.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Cy Blanton and Darold Knowles

Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Blanton and Darold Knowles

Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
202
256.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
542.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
83.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
78.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.36
13.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
112.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
60.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
5.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
124.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cy Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
27.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA