Johnny Gorsica vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Johnny Gorsica
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Gorsica 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 4.18 and 1.416 for Johnny Gorsica. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Darold Knowles

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.29
44.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.37
31.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2171
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
723.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3136
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
4.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2872
35.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Darold Knowles

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.412
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Darold Knowles

Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
214
541.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
549.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
38.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
159.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
146.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.18
38.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
106.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
5.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA