Darcy Fast vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Darcy Fast
Baby BoomersOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Knowlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Darcy Fast as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Knowlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 5.4 and 1.600 for Darcy Fast. By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darcy Fast and Tom Knowlson

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.36
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
41.4
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.74
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
34.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Darcy Fast and Tom Knowlson

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darcy Fast and Tom Knowlson

Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
6.3
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.17
-18.54
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA