Darold Knowles vs. Elmer Koestner — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Koestner
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Koestner 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 3.18 and 1.444 for Elmer Koestner. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Elmer Koestner

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
8.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
36.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
32.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.87
36.87

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Elmer Koestner

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Elmer Koestner

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
36
360
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
59.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
190
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
73.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
5.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Koestner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100