Darold Knowles vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel 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. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.12 and 1.439 for Darold Knowles. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Zip Zabel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.12
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.54
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.95
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4658
38.39
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.8
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4048
33.36
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Zip Zabel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Zip Zabel

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
552.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
11.23
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
88.24
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.06
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.72
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100