Luke French vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Luke French
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Luke 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 4.99 and 1.516 for Luke 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 Luke French and Darold Knowles

Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
10.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
35.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Luke French and Darold Knowles

Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke French and Darold Knowles

Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
18600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Luke French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke French
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA