Darold Knowles vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing 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 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. 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 Red Ruffing

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Red Ruffing

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Red Ruffing

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50