Darold Knowles vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Billy Norman 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 3.4 and 1.248 for Billy Norman. 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 Billy Norman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Billy Norman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Billy Norman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA