Bill Evans vs. Matt Harvey — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt 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. Matt Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Matt Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Matt Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.15
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4099
38.18
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
34.78
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Matt Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
966.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.56
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Matt Harvey

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
394.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
556.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.72
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
80.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
67.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
45.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.39
-18.3
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA