Robert Keys vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Robert Keys 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 4.8 and 1.593 for Robert Keys. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Keys and Darold Knowles

Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
10.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
41.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Robert Keys and Darold Knowles

Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Keys and Darold Knowles

Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
554.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
28.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA