Bill Evans vs. Bob Porterfield — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Porterfield
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Evans and Bob Porterfield are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Evans had the edge in home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Bob Porterfield

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.5
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.28
47.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.69
60.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.53
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
9.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
3.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6646
38.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
4.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6080
34.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Bob Porterfield

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.62
28.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Bob Porterfield

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
338.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
543.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
100
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.84
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.16
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
29.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
136.84
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
125.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
74.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.74
24.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100