Walt Doan vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Walt Doan
Lost GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Walt Doan 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 5.56 and 2.206 for Walt Doan. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Doan and Darold Knowles

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
16.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.28
16.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
43.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Walt Doan and Darold Knowles

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Doan and Darold Knowles

Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
42.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
41.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA