Kevin Brown vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Kevin Brown
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Brown 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. Kevin Brown led in home run suppression (HR9+ 143 vs 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 112). Role difference aside, Kevin Brown holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Brown and Darold Knowles

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.44
59.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
8.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
6.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13542
37.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12343
34.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Kevin Brown and Darold Knowles

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
2.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
2.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.955
1.955
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Brown and Darold Knowles

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
490
511.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
516.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
66.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
54.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
15.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
83.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
91.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
30.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
49.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
19.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
187
195.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA