Steve Blass vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Blass 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 101), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 88). Steve Blass held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darold Knowles.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Darold Knowles

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Darold Knowles

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Darold Knowles

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
295
295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA