Joe Genewich vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Genewich
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Genewich 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 4.29 and 1.435 for Joe Genewich. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Genewich and Darold Knowles

Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.03
61.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
4.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4205
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1401.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
10.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.512
0.512
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6114
39.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5677
36.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Genewich and Darold Knowles

Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.537
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Genewich and Darold Knowles

Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
279
332.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
552.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
114.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
104.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.9
28.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
132.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
35.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
79.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.22
32.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
73.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Genewich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA