Fred Blaylock vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Darold Knowles

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Darold Knowles

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Darold Knowles

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA