Cliff Fannin vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Cliff Fannin
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Fannin 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 4.85 and 1.577 for Cliff Fannin. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Fannin and Darold Knowles

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
9.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
4.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.016
1.016
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
40.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
5.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2886
35.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Cliff Fannin and Darold Knowles

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.781
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Fannin and Darold Knowles

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
195
439.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
534.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
19.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
133.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
31.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
18.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
81.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA