Darold Knowles vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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 3.24 and 1.230 for Dazzy Vance. 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 Dazzy Vance

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.14
47.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
3.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
8.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Dazzy Vance

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Dazzy Vance

Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100