Tom Acker vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker 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 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Evans

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Evans

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Evans

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA