Darold Knowles vs. Curtis Ricks — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Curtis Ricks
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland Tate StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Curtis Ricks 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 4.41 and 1.408 for Curtis Ricks. 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 Curtis Ricks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
38.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
33.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Curtis Ricks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Curtis Ricks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
385.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Curtis Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA