Lefty George vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Lefty George
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty George 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 3.85 and 1.576 for Lefty George. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty George and Darold Knowles

Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
10.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.56
10.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
42.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
38.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Lefty George and Darold Knowles

Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.654
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty George and Darold Knowles

Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
55
333.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
557.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
84.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
60.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
25.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
127.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
109.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
20.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.19
6.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Lefty George
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty George
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA