Art Evans vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Art Evans
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Art Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Art Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.611 compared to 3.59 and 1.339 for Joe Niekro. By the career numbers, Art Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Art Evans and Joe Niekro

Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.59
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.611
1.611
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Art Evans and Joe Niekro

Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Evans and Joe Niekro

Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
8.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Art Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Art Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100