Peaches Davis vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Peaches Davis
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Peaches 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 3.87 and 1.411 for Peaches 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 Peaches Davis and Darold Knowles

Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
3.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
10.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2324
38.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2180
36.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Peaches Davis and Darold Knowles

Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Peaches Davis and Darold Knowles

Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
117
360
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
569.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
95.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
17.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
107.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
13.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
64.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Peaches Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peaches Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA