Connie Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Connie Johnson
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Connie 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. Darold Knowles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 3.68 and 1.361 for Connie Johnson. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Connie Johnson and Darold Knowles

Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.58
71.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
3.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
8.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
6.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4360
38.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
4.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
34.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Connie Johnson and Darold Knowles

Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.12
66.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Connie Johnson and Darold Knowles

Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
197
305.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
544.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
77.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
21.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
110.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
114.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
58.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
38.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
97.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
17.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA