Chick Evans vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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. Jim Mertz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Jim Mertz

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
34.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Jim Mertz

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Jim Mertz

Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA