Bill Evans vs. Eric Hetzel — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Hetzel 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. Bill Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Bill Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Eric Hetzel

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.98
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
10.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.17
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
40.29
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
42.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.82
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.708
1.708
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
36.39
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Eric Hetzel

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Eric Hetzel

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-60
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA