Darold Knowles vs. Corky Valentine — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Corky Valentine
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Corky Valentine 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 4.81 and 1.439 for Corky Valentine. 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 Corky Valentine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9.77
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
3.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
38.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Corky Valentine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.83
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Corky Valentine

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
46
353.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
553.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
12.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
92.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
10
76.92
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-3.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
223.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA