Chick Evans vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brandon McCarthy 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. Brandon McCarthy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Brandon McCarthy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Brandon McCarthy

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.07
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
6.68
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Brandon McCarthy

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Brandon McCarthy

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
524.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
5.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
64.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.79
-20.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA