Dave Edwards vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Dave Edwards
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Evans
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Edwards and Bill Evans are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Evans posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.315 vs .303) and batting average (.267 vs .238). Dave Edwards had the advantage in home run production (14 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Edwards and Bill Evans

Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
272.8
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
258
151.02
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1025
600
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
543.91
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
919
537.95
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
152
129.18
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
143.41
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
110
93.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.29
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
26
22.1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.27
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.7
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.27
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.69
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
35.12
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
68.73
58.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.92
62.59
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
190.37
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
184.98
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
211
179.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
181.46
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
95
80.74
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.54
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
57.37
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
154
130.88
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
139.32
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
58.96
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.92
70.2
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.17
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
46.74
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
36.88
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
147
124.93
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.85
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.5
102.5
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
6.3
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.6
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.46
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.3
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
13.46
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Edwards and Bill Evans

Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.1
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.06
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4755
27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6404
27
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2134.2
9
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
2.29
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.81
Dave Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
2.73
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
3.22
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
2.61
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
3.1
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.827
2.827
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0