Herb Bradley vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Herb Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Herb Bradley 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 5.93 and 1.507 for Herb Bradley. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Bradley and Darold Knowles

Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
10.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
39.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
36.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Herb Bradley and Darold Knowles

Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.083
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Bradley and Darold Knowles

Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
626.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
28.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
37.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Herb Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA