George Jefferson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

George Jefferson 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. George Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Jefferson and Darold Knowles

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
8.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
33.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for George Jefferson and Darold Knowles

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Jefferson and Darold Knowles

George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
17.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
5.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA