Hal Kleine vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Hal Kleine
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hal Kleine 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 5.48 and 1.867 for Hal Kleine. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kleine and Darold Knowles

Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
8.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
42.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.867
1.867
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
34.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Hal Kleine and Darold Knowles

Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kleine and Darold Knowles

Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
22.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
16.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Hal Kleine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kleine
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA