Darold Knowles vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cliff Lee.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Cliff Lee

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Cliff Lee

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Cliff Lee

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50