George Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

George Johnson
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

George Johnson 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 Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, George Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Johnson and Darold Knowles

George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.58
76.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
8.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2816
36.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
4.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2605
34.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for George Johnson and Darold Knowles

George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.901
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Johnson and Darold Knowles

George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
265.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
535.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.33
24.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
98.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
109.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
11.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
239.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA