Bill Evans vs. Howard Wilson — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard Wilson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Evans built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Howard Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Howard Wilson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.99
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.85
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
8.69
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
10.1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.42
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.72
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.92
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
38.61
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.95
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.77
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.65
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
34.91
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
35.72
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Howard Wilson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.65
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.58
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.15
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.229
2.229
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Howard Wilson

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
390.7
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
201.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
10.96
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
43.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
156.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
147.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-7.24
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.66
43.81
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
8.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100