Darold Knowles played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1980, appearing in 765 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 66 W and 74 L, an ERA of 3.12, 681 SO, a WHIP of 1.361, and a WAR of 12.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Darold Knowles |
| Date of Birth | December 9, 1941 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Left |
| Bats | Left |
| MLB Debut | 1965 |
Darold Knowles Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Darold Knowles.
📊 Career Summary
Darold Knowles appeared in 765 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1965 to 1980. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 8 (MLB Rank: 4,698) |
| GF | 417 (MLB Rank: 64) |
| W | 66 (MLB Rank: 1,119) |
| L | 74 (MLB Rank: 975) |
| SV | 143 (MLB Rank: 100) |
| ERA | 3.12 (MLB Rank: 1,612) |
| IP | 1092 (MLB Rank: 1,195) |
| SHO | 1 (MLB Rank: 2,154) |
| CG | 1 (MLB Rank: 3,975) |
| SO | 681 (MLB Rank: 1,076) |
| BB | 480 (MLB Rank: 867) |
| H | 1,006 (MLB Rank: 1,309) |
| HR | 65 (MLB Rank: 1,592) |
| SO9 | 5.61 (MLB Rank: 4,631) |
| BB9 | 3.96 (MLB Rank: 5,281) |
| H9 | 8.29 (MLB Rank: 9,395) |
| HR9 | 0.54 (MLB Rank: 7,208) |
| WHIP | 1.361 (MLB Rank: 8,244) |
| WAR | 12.4 (MLB Rank: 1,033) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1980)
In his final season (1980), Darold Knowles recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| W | 0 |
| L | 1 |
| ERA | 10.8 |
| IP | 1.2 |
| SO | 1 |
| H | 3 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 5.4 |
| H9 | 16.2 |
| HR9 | 5.4 |
| WHIP | 1.8 |
| WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1969, 9 W
- Most SO: 1966, 88 SO
- Most IP: 1970, 119.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1970, 3.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1972, 1.38 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Darold Knowles appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 6.1 IP, struck out 5 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Darold Knowles Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14.2 | -0.5 | 1.636 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 5.31 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
1966 | 6 | 5 | 3.05 | 0.545 | 13 | 88 | 100.1 | 1.4 | 1.435 | 4 | 98 | 46 | 38 | 34 | 119 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 1.91 | 0 | 69 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 440 |
1967 | 6 | 8 | 2.7 | 0.429 | 14 | 85 | 113.1 | 2.2 | 1.262 | 5 | 91 | 52 | 37 | 34 | 118 | 3.09 | 6.8 | 1.63 | 1 | 61 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 465 |
1968 | 1 | 1 | 2.18 | 0.5 | 4 | 37 | 41.1 | 1.4 | 1.21 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 134 | 1.54 | 8.1 | 3.08 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 175 |
1969 | 9 | 2 | 2.24 | 0.818 | 13 | 59 | 84.1 | 2 | 1.233 | 8 | 73 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 155 | 3.59 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 352 |
1970 | 2 | 14 | 2.04 | 0.125 | 27 | 71 | 119.1 | 3.3 | 1.324 | 4 | 100 | 58 | 36 | 27 | 174 | 3.44 | 5.4 | 1.22 | 0 | 71 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 510 |
1971 | 7 | 4 | 3.57 | 0.636 | 9 | 56 | 68 | 0.1 | 1.162 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 2.86 | 7.4 | 2.55 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 277 |
1972 | 5 | 1 | 1.37 | 0.833 | 11 | 36 | 65.2 | 2.6 | 1.31 | 1 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 210 | 3.19 | 4.9 | 0.97 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 272 |
1973 | 6 | 8 | 3.09 | 0.429 | 9 | 46 | 99 | -0.3 | 1.374 | 7 | 87 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 116 | 4.13 | 4.2 | 0.94 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 422 |
1974 | 3 | 3 | 4.22 | 0.5 | 3 | 18 | 53.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 6 | 61 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 80 | 5.45 | 3 | 0.51 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 250 |
1975 | 6 | 9 | 5.81 | 0.4 | 15 | 63 | 88.1 | -1.9 | 1.619 | 3 | 107 | 36 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 2.93 | 6.4 | 1.75 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 410 |
1976 | 5 | 7 | 2.89 | 0.417 | 9 | 39 | 71.2 | 1.3 | 1.158 | 6 | 61 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 133 | 3.64 | 4.9 | 1.77 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 284 |
1977 | 5 | 2 | 3.22 | 0.714 | 4 | 14 | 50.1 | 0.5 | 1.45 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 129 | 4.45 | 2.5 | 0.61 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 216 |
1978 | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | 0.5 | 6 | 34 | 72 | 1.6 | 1.292 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 149 | 3.79 | 4.3 | 1.13 | 0 | 60 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 294 |
1979 | 2 | 5 | 4.07 | 0.286 | 6 | 22 | 48.2 | -0.5 | 1.459 | 5 | 54 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 95 | 4.21 | 4.1 | 1.29 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 10 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 214 |
1980 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 9.35 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
