Darold Knowles vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie 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. Todd Ritchie led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101). Role difference aside, Todd Ritchie holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Ritchie

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.33
44.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
5.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3647
39.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Ritchie

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Ritchie

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
20.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
16.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA