Darold Knowles vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willis Roberts a clear advantage over Darold Knowles across the core pitching metrics. Willis Roberts led in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 106). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 97). Willis Roberts was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Willis Roberts

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Willis Roberts

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Willis Roberts

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA