Elmer Dessens vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Dessens 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. Elmer Dessens led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 106). Role difference aside, Elmer Dessens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Dessens and Darold Knowles

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
5.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5062
38.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4596
35.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Elmer Dessens and Darold Knowles

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Dessens and Darold Knowles

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
445
890
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
480
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.11
22.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
90
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
122
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
23.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
130
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
4.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA