Doc Bracken vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Evans 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 4.98 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Bill Evans

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.98
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9.26
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
40.29
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.82
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.708
1.708
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Bill Evans

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.2
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Bill Evans

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA