James Field vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

James Field 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 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Darold Knowles

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for James Field and Darold Knowles

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Darold Knowles

James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
33
300
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA