Ross Grimsley vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ross Grimsley 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 67 vs 58). Ross Grimsley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 90). Role difference aside, Darold Knowles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Darold Knowles

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7792
34.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Darold Knowles

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Darold Knowles

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
529.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
73.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA