Darold Knowles

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: December 9, 1941 in Brunswick, MO us

High School: Brunswick HS (Brunswick, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: April 18, 1965 (Age 23-130d, 12,350th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: April 18, 1980 (Age 38-131d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Darold Duane Knowles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.0

ERA

3.12

765

143

1092.0

681

WHIP

1.361

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1961	19	BAL-min	C	11	5	.688	3.29	23	22		9	1		164.0	118	79	60	8	106		183	12	0	9				1.366	6.5	0.4	5.8	10.0	1.73	ABD NORL
1962	20	BAL-MIN-min	C,A	12	9	.571	2.34	31	24		12	1		177.0	132	72	46	5	95	1	211	6	1	8				1.282	6.7	0.3	4.8	10.7	2.22	STK,ELM,CHR CALL,EL,SALL
1963	21	BAL-min	AA	16	7	.696	2.73	30	26		15	5		201.0	180	67	61	6	60	2	146	2	0	5				1.194	8.1	0.3	2.7	6.5	2.43	ELM EL
1964	22	BAL-min	AAA	6	7	.462	3.04	37	16		5	0		136.0	130	58	46	5	61	5	104	3	0	3				1.404	8.6	0.3	4.0	6.9	1.70	ROC IL
1965	23	BAL-min	AAA	11	5	.688	2.53	32	18		9	2		174.0	160	59	49	7	64	8	155	5	1	8				1.287	8.3	0.4	3.3	8.0	2.42	ROC IL
1965	23	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	9.20	5	1	2	0	0	0	14.2	14	15	15	2	10	2	12	3	1	2	69	39	5.31	1.636	8.6	1.2	6.1	7.4	1.20
1966	24	PHI	NL	6	5	.545	3.05	69	0	39	0	0	13	100.1	98	38	34	4	46	10	88	7	1	5	440	119	2.90	1.435	8.8	0.4	4.1	7.9	1.91
1967	25	WSA	AL	6	8	.429	2.70	61	1	35	0	0	14	113.1	91	37	34	5	52	12	85	4	3	2	465	118	3.09	1.262	7.2	0.4	4.1	6.8	1.63
1968	26	WSA	AL	1	1	.500	2.18	32	0	16	0	0	4	41.1	38	11	10	0	12	2	37	1	1	2	175	134	1.54	1.210	8.3	0.0	2.6	8.1	3.08
1969	27	WSA	AL	9	2	.818	2.24	53	0	40	0	0	13	84.1	73	25	21	8	31	3	59	4	0	2	352	155	3.59	1.233	7.8	0.9	3.3	6.3	1.90	AS
1970	28	WSA	AL	2	14	.125	2.04	71	0	49	0	0	27	119.1	100	36	27	4	58	16	71	4	0	3	510	174	3.44	1.324	7.5	0.3	4.4	5.4	1.22
1971	29	TOT	AL	7	4	.636	3.57	55	0	27	0	0	9	68.0	57	28	27	5	22	5	56	3	0	0	277	94	2.86	1.162	7.5	0.7	2.9	7.4	2.55
1971	29	WSA	AL	2	2	.500	3.52	12	0	6	0	0	2	15.1	17	6	6	2	6	1	16	0	0	0	70	96	3.23	1.500	10.0	1.2	3.5	9.4	2.67
1971	29	OAK	AL	5	2	.714	3.59	43	0	21	0	0	7	52.2	40	22	21	3	16	4	40	3	0	0	207	94	2.75	1.063	6.8	0.5	2.7	6.8	2.50
1972	30	OAK	AL	5	1	.833	1.37	54	0	29	0	0	11	65.2	49	12	10	1	37	4	36	0	0	1	272	210	3.19	1.310	6.7	0.1	5.1	4.9	0.97
1973	31	OAK	AL	6	8	.429	3.09	52	5	26	1	1	9	99.0	87	44	34	7	49	3	46	3	1	3	422	116	4.13	1.374	7.9	0.6	4.5	4.2	0.94
1974	32	OAK	AL	3	3	.500	4.22	45	1	18	0	0	3	53.1	61	29	25	6	35	3	18	2	0	2	250	80	5.45	1.800	10.3	1.0	5.9	3.0	0.51
1975	33	CHC	NL	6	9	.400	5.81	58	0	36	0	0	15	88.1	107	61	57	3	36	9	63	3	1	2	410	66	2.93	1.619	10.9	0.3	3.7	6.4	1.75
1976	34	CHC	NL	5	7	.417	2.89	58	0	28	0	0	9	71.2	61	30	23	6	22	4	39	2	1	0	284	133	3.64	1.158	7.7	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.77
1977	35	TEX	AL	5	2	.714	3.22	42	0	27	0	0	4	50.1	50	22	18	3	23	2	14	2	1	4	216	129	4.45	1.450	8.9	0.5	4.1	2.5	0.61
1978	36	MON	NL	3	3	.500	2.38	60	0	27	0	0	6	72.0	63	20	19	5	30	3	34	0	0	0	294	149	3.79	1.292	7.9	0.6	3.8	4.3	1.13
1979	37	STL	NL	2	5	.286	4.07	48	0	18	0	0	6	48.2	54	27	22	5	17	7	22	0	1	2	214	95	4.21	1.459	10.0	0.9	3.1	4.1	1.29
1980	38	STL	NL	0	1	.000	10.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	43	9.35	1.800	16.2	5.4	0.0	5.4
16 Yrs				66	74	.471	3.12	765	8	417	1	1	143	1092.0	1006	437	378	65	480	85	681	38	11	30	4658	113	3.51	1.361	8.3	0.5	4.0	5.6	1.42
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.471	3.12	67	1	37	0	0	13	96	88	38	33	6	42	7	60	3	1	3	410	113	3.51	1.361	8.3	0.5	4.0	5.6	1.42
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
TEX (6 yrs)				25	29	.463	2.46	271	1	173	0	0	64	424.0	369	137	116	22	182	36	282	15	5	13	1788	140	3.30	1.300	7.8	0.5	3.9	6.0	1.55
OAK (4 yrs)				19	14	.576	2.99	194	6	94	1	1	30	270.2	237	107	90	17	137	14	140	8	1	6	1151	111	3.89	1.382	7.9	0.6	4.6	4.7	1.02
STL (2 yrs)				2	6	.250	4.29	50	0	18	0	0	6	50.1	57	29	24	6	17	7	23	0	1	2	222	90	4.38	1.470	10.2	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.35
CHC (2 yrs)				11	16	.407	4.50	116	0	64	0	0	24	160.0	168	91	80	9	58	13	102	5	2	2	694	85	3.25	1.413	9.5	0.5	3.3	5.7	1.76
PHI (1 yr)				6	5	.545	3.05	69	0	39	0	0	13	100.1	98	38	34	4	46	10	88	7	1	5	440	119	2.90	1.435	8.8	0.4	4.1	7.9	1.91
MON (1 yr)				3	3	.500	2.38	60	0	27	0	0	6	72.0	63	20	19	5	30	3	34	0	0	0	294	149	3.79	1.292	7.9	0.6	3.8	4.3	1.13
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.20	5	1	2	0	0	0	14.2	14	15	15	2	10	2	12	3	1	2	69	39	5.31	1.636	8.6	1.2	6.1	7.4	1.20

AL (10 yrs)				44	44	.500	2.80	470	8	269	1	1	94	709.1	620	259	221	41	329	52	434	26	7	21	3008	121	3.57	1.338	7.9	0.5	4.2	5.5	1.32
NL (6 yrs)				22	30	.423	3.69	295	0	148	0	0	49	382.2	386	178	157	24	151	33	247	12	4	9	1650	101	3.41	1.403	9.1	0.6	3.6	5.8	1.64

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