Bill Evans vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor 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 3.85 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Jack O'Connor

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Jack O'Connor

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Jack O'Connor

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-7.24
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA