Doug Drabek vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Doug Drabek
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doug Drabek 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. Doug Drabek led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Drabek.

Pitching Stats for Doug Drabek and Darold Knowles

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
3.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2448
8.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
5.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10518
37.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9595
34.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doug Drabek and Darold Knowles

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
2.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
2.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Drabek and Darold Knowles

Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
412
305.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
808
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
531.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
88.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
72.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.49
21.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
109.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
106.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
31.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
34.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
63.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
16.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
153.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
49.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA