Bill James vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Tom Knowlson. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.579). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Tom Knowlson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
38.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
33.16
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Tom Knowlson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Tom Knowlson

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
284.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
568.42
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA