Alonzo Boone vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Alonzo Boone
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alonzo Boone 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 3.9 and 1.407 for Alonzo Boone. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alonzo Boone and Darold Knowles

Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
8.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
40.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
35.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alonzo Boone and Darold Knowles

Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.77
90.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.04
66.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alonzo Boone and Darold Knowles

Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
54
267.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
555.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
21.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
19
94.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
99.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
10.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA