Bill Evans vs. Ken Holtzman — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Holtzman 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. Ken Holtzman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Ken Holtzman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Holtzman

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.78
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
2.86
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
5.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.31
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Holtzman

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8601
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.37
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Ken Holtzman

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
547.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.39
20.21
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
113.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
31.58
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
60.45
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.16
11.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA