Larry Foss vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry Foss 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 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foss and Darold Knowles

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Larry Foss and Darold Knowles

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foss and Darold Knowles

Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA