Rankin Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Rankin Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rankin 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. Rankin Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, Rankin Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rankin Johnson and Darold Knowles

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.61
73.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
8.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
18.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
15.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Rankin Johnson and Darold Knowles

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.542
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rankin Johnson and Darold Knowles

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
275.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
550.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
68.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
12.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
91.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
38.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
122.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA