Scott Elarton vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Scott Elarton 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 66), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 78). Scott Elarton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darold Knowles.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Darold Knowles

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4150
35.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Darold Knowles

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Darold Knowles

Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
233
688.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.3
12.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
97.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
5.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
156.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA