Benn Karr vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Benn Karr
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Benn Karr 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 4.6 and 1.513 for Benn Karr. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benn Karr and Darold Knowles

Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.17
42.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.77
32.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
780.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
10.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3447
39.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
36.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Benn Karr and Darold Knowles

Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.429
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Benn Karr and Darold Knowles

Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
265
367.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
543.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
133.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.38
51.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
59.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.42
57.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
36.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
7.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA