Burleigh Grimes vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Burleigh Grimes 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 3.53 and 1.365 for Burleigh Grimes. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Darold Knowles

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
3.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17959
38.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Darold Knowles

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Darold Knowles

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
27.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA