Gus Dorner vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Gus Dorner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gus Dorner 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 3.37 and 1.287 for Gus Dorner. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Dorner and Darold Knowles

Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.65
33.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.92
80.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2731
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
910.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
8.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
2.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3747
37.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
4.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3366
33.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Gus Dorner and Darold Knowles

Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.412
2.412
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.99
70.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Dorner and Darold Knowles

Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
131
231.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
545.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
81.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
79.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.91
14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
83.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
97.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
7.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
116.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
38.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Dorner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA