Bill Evans vs. Jim Pena — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Pena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.682 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Jim Pena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Jim Pena

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Jim Pena

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Jim Pena

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
13.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA