Darold Knowles vs. Matt Riley — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Riley 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 5.99 and 1.761 for Matt Riley. 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 Matt Riley

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
41.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
6.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
34.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Matt Riley

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Matt Riley

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA