Darold Knowles vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Sima

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Sima

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
6.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Al Sima

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
529.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0