Dave Downs vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Darold Knowles

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Darold Knowles

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Darold Knowles

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA