Chick Evans vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCall 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. Bill McCall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Bill McCall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Bill McCall

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.82
59.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.6
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
31.44
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Bill McCall

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
2.68
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.89
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Bill McCall

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
267.69
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
48.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100