Bill Evans vs. Joe Harris — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Harris
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Harris built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.174 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Joe Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Joe Harris

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.72
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
8.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
33.65
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
33.27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Joe Harris

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.63
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Joe Harris

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
232.76
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
574.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
19.61
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
113.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
13.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
32
165.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA