Bill Evans vs. Lefty Harvey — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Harvey
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Harvey 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. Lefty Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Lefty Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Lefty Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.67
87.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1479
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.86
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
40.16
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
5.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
34.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Lefty Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635.2
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.04
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
2.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.946
1.946
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Lefty Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
198.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
544.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
95.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
78.62
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
26.13
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
117.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
115.86
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.89
24.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100