Chick Evans vs. Les McCrabb — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les McCrabb
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les McCrabb 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. Chick Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.785 compared to 5.96 and 1.586 for Les McCrabb. By the career numbers, Chick Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Les McCrabb

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.05
71.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.96
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.96
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
11.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.03
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.93
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.44
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
38.96
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
41.36
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.15
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
6.69
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
38.44
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Les McCrabb

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.211
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Les McCrabb

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
296.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
576.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
9.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.47
-11.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
20
155.84
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les McCrabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Les McCrabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0