Joe Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Johnson
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe 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 4.48 and 1.454 for Joe 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 Joe Johnson and Darold Knowles

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
10.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
38.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
35.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Johnson and Darold Knowles

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Johnson and Darold Knowles

Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
630.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
498.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-7.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA