Darold Knowles vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buster Narum 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 83). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 67). Role difference aside, Darold Knowles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Buster Narum

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Buster Narum

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Buster Narum

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA