Alex Kellner vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Alex Kellner
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Alex Kellner 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 4.41 and 1.451 for Alex Kellner. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Kellner and Darold Knowles

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
1.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.42
47.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.88
77.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
3.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8023
39.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7239
35.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alex Kellner and Darold Knowles

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2139
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.02
33.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Kellner and Darold Knowles

Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
323
275.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
548.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
117.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
99.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.84
32.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
143.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
144.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
41.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
48.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
86.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.63
33.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
25.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
90.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
19.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA