Darold Knowles vs. Jerry Nyman — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jerry Nyman
Silent GenerationUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Nyman 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 4.57 and 1.477 for Jerry Nyman. 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 Jerry Nyman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.48
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
39.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
34.59
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Jerry Nyman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.567
0.567
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Jerry Nyman

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
518.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
10.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-10.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
372.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.61
1.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jerry Nyman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Nyman
Career
Per 600 PA