Matt Boyd vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Boyd 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. Matt Boyd led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 105). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Boyd.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Darold Knowles

Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.8
43.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
8.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4614
38.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
4.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4172
34.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Darold Knowles

Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Darold Knowles

Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
10650
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA