William Dewberry vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

William Dewberry
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

William Dewberry 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 4.95 and 1.825 for William Dewberry. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Dewberry and Darold Knowles

William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
42.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.825
1.825
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
33.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.98
42.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for William Dewberry and Darold Knowles

William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Dewberry and Darold Knowles

William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.278
1.278
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
191.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
400
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.329
1.329
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
366.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
178.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA