Jacob deGrom vs. Roy Evans — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Roy Evans
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jacob deGrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jacob deGrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 0.994 compared to 3.66 and 1.475 for Roy Evans. By the career numbers, Jacob deGrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob deGrom and Roy Evans

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.57
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
3.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1843
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
614.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
9.86
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
3.41
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.09
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2665
39.04
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
5.39
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
35.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Roy Evans

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1842
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.99
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.95
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.75
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.55
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.72
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.3
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.869
1.869
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Roy Evans

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
368.79
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
84
214.47
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
543.26
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
201
513.19
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.64
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
32
81.7
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.77
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
10.28
26.24
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.91
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
134.75
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
140.43
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
9.72
24.82
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
17
24.11
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
164.54
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
252.77
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.62
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100