Bill Evans vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Tony Watson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.99
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
8.69
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.92
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.91
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Tony Watson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1945
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Tony Watson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
390.7
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
10.96
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA