Darold Knowles vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. 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 Walt Masterson

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Walt Masterson

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Walt Masterson

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50