Charley Davidson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Charley Davidson
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charley Davidson 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 5.96 and 1.736 for Charley Davidson. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Davidson and Darold Knowles

Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
12.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
12.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
42.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
7.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
37.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Charley Davidson and Darold Knowles

Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Davidson and Darold Knowles

Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-37.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Charley Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA