David Buchanan vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

David Buchanan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

David Buchanan 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 4.97 and 1.518 for David Buchanan. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Buchanan and Darold Knowles

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
10.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
39.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
35.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for David Buchanan and Darold Knowles

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Buchanan and Darold Knowles

David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
348.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
23.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
20.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
174.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA