Darold Knowles vs. Al Nipper — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Nipper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Nipper 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. Al Nipper led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al Nipper.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Nipper

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
9.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3502
39.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
5.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
35.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Nipper

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
2.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Nipper

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
3456
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
552
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-28.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA