Allen Bryant vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Allen Bryant
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Allen Bryant 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 4.98 and 1.425 for Allen Bryant. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Allen Bryant and Darold Knowles

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
40.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
36.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Allen Bryant and Darold Knowles

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Allen Bryant and Darold Knowles

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
15
346.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
17.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
9.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA