Eli Grba vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Eli Grba
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Eli Grba 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 84). Eli Grba held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darold Knowles.

Pitching Stats for Eli Grba and Darold Knowles

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
8.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
4.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
4.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2387
40.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2091
35.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Eli Grba and Darold Knowles

Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.911
0.911
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Grba and Darold Knowles

Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
143
449.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
502.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
109.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
49.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
163.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.46
51.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
43.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eli Grba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Grba
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA