Darold Knowles vs. Ricky Romero — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ricky Romero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ricky Romero 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. Ricky Romero led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ricky Romero.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Ricky Romero

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
8.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
3.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3439
38.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
33.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Ricky Romero

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2404
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
801.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.9
95.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Ricky Romero

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
3147.95
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
3685.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-24.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ricky Romero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Romero
Career
Per 600 PA