Joe Blanton vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe 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. Joe Blanton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Blanton.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Darold Knowles

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7544
38.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.41
38.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Darold Knowles

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Darold Knowles

Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA