Harry Byrd vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Harry Byrd 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 4.35 and 1.515 for Harry Byrd. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Darold Knowles

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Darold Knowles

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Darold Knowles

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
187
385.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
123.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA