Joe Fillmore vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Fillmore
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Fillmore 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 4.94 and 1.482 for Joe Fillmore. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fillmore and Darold Knowles

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.34
72.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
4.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
278.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
40.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
6.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
36.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Fillmore and Darold Knowles

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fillmore and Darold Knowles

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
42.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
180.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
131.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
44.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.5
20.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA