Larry French vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Larry French 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 3.44 and 1.331 for Larry French. 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 French and Darold Knowles

Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
1.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.37
67.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
9.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
3.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13465
38.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12604
35.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Larry French and Darold Knowles

Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry French and Darold Knowles

Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
570
286.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
531.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
100.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.51
25.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
120.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
126.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
41.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
42.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.33
25.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
24.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA