Alan Foster vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alan Foster 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. Alan Foster led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Alan Foster.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Darold Knowles

Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Darold Knowles

Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Darold Knowles

Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
27.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
145.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA