Rocky Ellis vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Rocky Ellis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rocky Ellis 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 4.9 and 1.406 for Rocky Ellis. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Ellis and Darold Knowles

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
9.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
39.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
5.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
35.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Rocky Ellis and Darold Knowles

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
504.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Ellis and Darold Knowles

Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
532.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
22.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
124.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
85.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
109.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
22.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.75
50.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rocky Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA