Tony Brizzolara vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Tony Brizzolara
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tony Brizzolara 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 5.06 and 1.545 for Tony Brizzolara. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Darold Knowles

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
10.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
40.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
36.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Darold Knowles

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Darold Knowles

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
44
550
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
525
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.94
-36.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA