Edwin Diaz vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Edwin Diaz a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Edwin Diaz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 140 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 106). Edwin Diaz was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Diaz and Darold Knowles

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.18
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
36.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
3.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.6
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1866
32.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Darold Knowles

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Darold Knowles

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
156300
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA