Beany Jacobson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Beany Jacobson
Pre-GenerationalSwedenThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Beany Jacobson 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 3.19 and 1.251 for Beany Jacobson. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Beany Jacobson and Darold Knowles

Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.35
32.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1837
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
612.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
9.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
36.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2344
34.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Beany Jacobson and Darold Knowles

Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Beany Jacobson and Darold Knowles

Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
236.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
551.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
15.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
75.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
104.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
45.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
196.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA