Chick Evans vs. Hank McDonald — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank McDonald
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank McDonald 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 5.87 and 1.688 for Hank McDonald. 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 Hank McDonald

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.91
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.96
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
10.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.93
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.94
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
38.96
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
41.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.15
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
7.28
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.64
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Hank McDonald

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Hank McDonald

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
654.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
12.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
4.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA