Peanuts Davis vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Peanuts Davis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Peanuts 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 4.14 and 1.316 for Peanuts 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 Peanuts Davis and Darold Knowles

Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
38.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Peanuts Davis and Darold Knowles

Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Peanuts Davis and Darold Knowles

Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
194.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
13.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
7.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA