Darold Knowles vs. Aaron Nola — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Aaron Nola
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Nola 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. Aaron Nola led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 109). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Aaron Nola.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Aaron Nola

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
3.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
7.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
9.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7039
36.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6486
34.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Aaron Nola

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Aaron Nola

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
286
539.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
511.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
45.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.74
8.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
56.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
86.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
22.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.14
-9.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
158
298.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
2.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
45.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA