Darold Knowles vs. Phil Nastu — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Nastu
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Nastu 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 4.5 and 1.553 for Phil Nastu. 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 Phil Nastu

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
39.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
35.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Phil Nastu

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Phil Nastu

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
34
637.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-14.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA