Chick Evans vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Joe Magrane

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.47
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.87
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4161
34.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Joe Magrane

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Joe Magrane

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
357.45
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
71.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.41
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
94.83
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.65
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
10.53
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA