Bill Evans vs. Wiley Piatt — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wiley Piatt
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Wiley Piatt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wiley Piatt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Wiley Piatt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Wiley Piatt

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.12
52.12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
9.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5978
38.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
5.35
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5445
35.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Wiley Piatt

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4173
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.77
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.95
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.659
1.659
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Wiley Piatt

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
188.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
546.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
130.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.25
45.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
172.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114.77
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.2
54.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
85.57
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100