Darold Knowles vs. Johnny Rutherford — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Rutherford
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Rutherford 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 4.25 and 1.295 for Johnny Rutherford. 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 Johnny Rutherford

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
8.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
37.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
34.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Johnny Rutherford

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.227
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Johnny Rutherford

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
400
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
55.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
66.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
200
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Johnny Rutherford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Rutherford
Career
Per 600 PA