Darold Knowles vs. Joe Nuxhall — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Nuxhall
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Nuxhall 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. Joe Nuxhall led in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 88), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 90). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Nuxhall.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Joe Nuxhall

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
2.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.56
54.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
3.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2302.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
9.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
3.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
5.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9813
38.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
4.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8967
35.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Joe Nuxhall

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
2.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6203
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2067.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.16
93.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.38
50.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Joe Nuxhall

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
555
386.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
533.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
105.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
78.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.5
39.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
156.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
136.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
52.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
54.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
96.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.3
37.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
27.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
138.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
29.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Joe Nuxhall
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nuxhall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50