Al Epperly vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Al Epperly
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Epperly 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 and 1.722 for Al Epperly. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Epperly and Darold Knowles

Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
36.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Al Epperly and Darold Knowles

Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Epperly and Darold Knowles

Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
83.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA