George Dockins vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

George Dockins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

George Dockins 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 3.55 and 1.382 for George Dockins. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Dockins and Darold Knowles

George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.29
34.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
39.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
36.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for George Dockins and Darold Knowles

George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.886
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Dockins and Darold Knowles

George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
35
466.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
35
466.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
35.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Dockins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dockins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA