Steve Carlton vs. Dave Knight — Career Comparison

Steve Carlton
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Steve Carlton posted a stronger line than Dave Knight. Steve Carlton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 3.71) and WHIP (1.276 vs 1.913). By the career numbers, Steve Carlton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Carlton and Dave Knight

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.28
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.42
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.42
57.42
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
0.44
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.09
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
3.22
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.71
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.06
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
0.71
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.16
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.26
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4136
7.13
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.32
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.16
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21683
37.4
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
3.67
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.35
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.18
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.5
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19491
33.62
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Steve Carlton and Dave Knight

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.28
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.22
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.19
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
1.25
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
1.51
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
1.44
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
95.2
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Carlton and Dave Knight

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
238.15
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1877
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1719
549.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
110.6
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
88.87
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
15.66
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.92
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
21.74
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
30.7
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
25.81
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
142.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
126.9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
39.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
44.75
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
79.91
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.08
29.11
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.2
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
13.11
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
413
132.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.05
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.55
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.64
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.28
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA