Chick Evans vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Denny McLain

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7108
33.92
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Denny McLain

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Denny McLain

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100