Darold Knowles vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. 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 Al Schroll

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Schroll

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Schroll

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100