Darold Knowles vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Steve Smyth

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.24
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Steve Smyth

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA