Bill Evans vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. 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 Lou Polchow

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.92
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Lou Polchow

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Lou Polchow

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-7.24
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA