Darold Knowles vs. Cesar Vargas — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cesar Vargas
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cesar Vargas 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 5.03 and 1.676 for Cesar Vargas. 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 Cesar Vargas

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
40.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Cesar Vargas

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.27
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
2.93
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.7
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.97
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Cesar Vargas

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Cesar Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA