Darold Knowles vs. Johnny Niggeling — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Niggeling
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Niggeling 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 3.22 and 1.301 for Johnny Niggeling. 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 Johnny Niggeling

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.12
48.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
3.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3752
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
7.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
4.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5329
38.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
3.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4779
34.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Johnny Niggeling

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.353
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Johnny Niggeling

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
184
236.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
540.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
75.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
69.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.23
10.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
103
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-1.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
128.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
32.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
19
24.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Niggeling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Niggeling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0