Bert Abbey vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Bill Evans

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Bill Evans

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Bill Evans

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA