I think bishop is better in most cases
The knight only wins in situations in which clear tactics can be found, I believe. Positionally the bishop tends to be better.
It depends on the pawns.
If the pawns are all on one side of the board, the knight is going to be better more often than not because it can attack or defend any pawn or any or any key square.
If the pawns are split across different sides of the board the bishop will tend to be better because its speed and long-range impact more than compensate for the limitations of only being able to cover half the squares on the board.
Read Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" for details and examples.
If the pawns are all on one side of the board, the knight is going to be better more often than not because it can attack or defend any pawn or any or any key square.
If the pawns are split across different sides of the board the bishop will tend to be better because its speed and long-range impact more than compensate for the limitations of only being able to cover half the squares on the board.
Read Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" for details and examples.
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