Bill Evans vs. Troy Patton — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Patton
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Patton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Patton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Troy Patton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Troy Patton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
37.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
34.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Troy Patton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Troy Patton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
22650
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA