Tony Cloninger vs. Chick Evans — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Cloninger built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Cloninger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Tony Cloninger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Chick Evans

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.06
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
5.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.61
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Chick Evans

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.79
93.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Chick Evans

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
621
553.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
161
143.54
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA