Darold Knowles vs. Robert Lacy — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Robert Lacy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Robert Lacy 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 6.56 and 1.843 for Robert Lacy. 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 Robert Lacy

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
11.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
43.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
36.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Robert Lacy

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Robert Lacy

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-38.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Robert Lacy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Lacy
Career
Per 600 PA