Dave Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Dave Johnson
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave 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 5.11 and 1.489 for Dave 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 Dave Johnson and Darold Knowles

Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.03
74.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
10.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
39.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
5.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
35.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Dave Johnson and Darold Knowles

Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.662
0.662
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.03
74.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Johnson and Darold Knowles

Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
600
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dave Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA