Tommy Johnson vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tommy 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 4.79 and 1.660 for Tommy 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 Tommy Johnson and Darold Knowles

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
278.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
41.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
6.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
36.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Tommy Johnson and Darold Knowles

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.729
1.729
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Johnson and Darold Knowles

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
323.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
562.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
13.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
1.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.5
56.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA