Travis Driskill vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Travis Driskill
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Travis Driskill 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 5.23 and 1.531 for Travis Driskill. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Driskill and Darold Knowles

Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
10.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
0.939
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
5.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
36.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Travis Driskill and Darold Knowles

Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Driskill and Darold Knowles

Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
4885.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-16.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA