Chick Evans vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spike Merena 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. Spike Merena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Spike Merena

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.84
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
38.96
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
33.2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Spike Merena

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Spike Merena

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
23.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA