Milt Gaston vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Milt Gaston
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Milt Gaston 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 4.55 and 1.508 for Milt Gaston. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Gaston and Darold Knowles

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
4.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6315
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
2.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9276
39.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
5.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8416
35.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Milt Gaston and Darold Knowles

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Gaston and Darold Knowles

Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
355
272.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
555.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
111.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
81.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
36.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
151.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
131.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
42.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
57.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
95.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.36
35.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
16.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
103.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
24.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA