Hugh East vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Hugh East
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hugh East 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 5.4 and 1.989 for Hugh East. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh East and Darold Knowles

Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
12.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.08
12.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
44.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
38.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Hugh East and Darold Knowles

Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh East and Darold Knowles

Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
55.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
47.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA