Josh Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Josh 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. Josh Johnson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 186 vs 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 88). Role difference aside, Josh Johnson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Johnson and Darold Knowles

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
3.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
8.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
8.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4176
37.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Darold Knowles

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
2.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Johnson and Darold Knowles

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
171
322.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
513.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
64.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
49.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.59
18.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
90.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.22
4.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
275.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA