Claude Grier vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Claude Grier 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 4.6 and 1.424 for Claude Grier. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Grier and Darold Knowles

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.21
78.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
8.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Claude Grier and Darold Knowles

Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Grier and Darold Knowles

Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
97
256.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
518.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA