Alex Broome vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Alex Broome
Greatest GenerationFloridaNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alex Broome 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 3.72 and 1.293 for Alex Broome. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Broome and Darold Knowles

Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
41.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
32.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Broome and Darold Knowles

Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Broome and Darold Knowles

Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA