Herman Gordon vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Herman Gordon
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Herman Gordon 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 4.78 and 1.723 for Herman Gordon. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Gordon and Darold Knowles

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
10.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
34.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Herman Gordon and Darold Knowles

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Gordon and Darold Knowles

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
55
242.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
555.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
114.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
64.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
194.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
185.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
79.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.71
73.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA