Rick James vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rick James 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 13.5 and 2.357 for Rick James. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick James and Darold Knowles

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Rick James and Darold Knowles

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick James and Darold Knowles

Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA