Al Grabowski vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Al Grabowski 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 4.07 and 1.420 for Al Grabowski. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Darold Knowles

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Darold Knowles

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Darold Knowles

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA