George Disch vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

George Disch
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

George Disch 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. George Disch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.070 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, George Disch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Disch and Darold Knowles

George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
35.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.6
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
33.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.31
35.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for George Disch and Darold Knowles

George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Disch and Darold Knowles

George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-7.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Disch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Disch
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA