Curt Davis vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Curt Davis 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 3.42 and 1.264 for Curt Davis. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Darold Knowles

Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2459
9.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1033
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9226
35.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Darold Knowles

Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Darold Knowles

Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
539.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
18.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
116.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA