Denny Galehouse vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Denny Galehouse
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Denny Galehouse 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 3.97 and 1.439 for Denny Galehouse. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Galehouse and Darold Knowles

Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
1.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.02
48.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.8
68.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6012
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148
9.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
3.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
3.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
4.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7935
35.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Denny Galehouse and Darold Knowles

Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.131
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Galehouse and Darold Knowles

Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
375
295.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
524.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
72.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.66
12.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
78.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
104.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
46.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.49
3.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
31.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
158.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Denny Galehouse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
43.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Galehouse
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA