Joe DeBerry vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe DeBerry 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 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Darold Knowles

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Darold Knowles

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Darold Knowles

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA