Joe Gibbon vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Gibbon
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Gibbon 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. Joe Gibbon led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 99). Role difference aside, Joe Gibbon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gibbon and Darold Knowles

Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
3.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.41
48.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.31
30.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3359
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
8.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
5.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4765
38.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
4.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4297
34.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Gibbon and Darold Knowles

Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
3.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3356
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
2.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
2.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.697
0.697
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.31
30.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gibbon and Darold Knowles

Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
424
839.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
520.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
75.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
14.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
85.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
95.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
6.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
99
196.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA