Joe Kelly vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Joe Kelly a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Joe Kelly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97). Joe Kelly was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Darold Knowles

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
5.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
3.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
8.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
4.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3196
34.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Darold Knowles

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
5.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
2.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Darold Knowles

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
493
2844.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
86.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
20.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA