Burt Keeley vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Burt Keeley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Burt Keeley 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 3.32 and 1.330 for Burt Keeley. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burt Keeley and Darold Knowles

Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
9.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
38.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Burt Keeley and Darold Knowles

Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.51
88.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.567
2.567
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burt Keeley and Darold Knowles

Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
335.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
518.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
10.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-2.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA