Bill Evans vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Evans and Burt Hooton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.72
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
2.71
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
40.29
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10005
33.95
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Bill Evans and Burt Hooton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7954
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.56
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.27
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.88
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.83
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Evans and Burt Hooton

Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
316.1
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.83
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.46
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.38
15.36
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
80.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
90.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
27.6
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
32.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
57.17
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
4.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.92
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0