Bill Evans vs. Sam Weaver — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Weaver
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Sam Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Sam Weaver

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
9.9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.92
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
38.61
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5622
38.69
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.77
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
5.74
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.96
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Sam Weaver

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4458
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.91
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.92
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.25
90.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Sam Weaver

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
154.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
565.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.77
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.62
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.01
35.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
151.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
71.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
39.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA