Darold Knowles vs. Todd Van Poppel — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Todd Van Poppel
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Van Poppel 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. Todd Van Poppel led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Darold Knowles held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Todd Van Poppel.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Van Poppel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
3.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
5.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
4.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
7.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
40.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
5.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
34.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Van Poppel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
3.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2721
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.21
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.3
27.3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Todd Van Poppel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
359
3077.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
513.7
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
57
488.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
15.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
12.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Todd Van Poppel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Van Poppel
Career
Per 600 PA