Ryan Bowen vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Ryan Bowen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ryan Bowen 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 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Darold Knowles

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
9.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
5.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Darold Knowles

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Darold Knowles

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
546.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA