Bill Evans vs. Scott Watkins — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Watkins
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Watkins 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 5.4 and 1.569 for Scott Watkins. 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 Scott Watkins

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
11.22
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.85
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.42
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.57
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
32.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Scott Watkins

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
11.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Scott Watkins

Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-7.24
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Scott Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA