Steve Evans vs. Matt Joyce — Career Comparison

Steve Evans
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Steve Evans and Matt Joyce are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for Steve Evans, 106 for Matt Joyce), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Matt Joyce, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Steve Evans and Matt Joyce

Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
978
150.73
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
3893
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3359
517.7
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
148.42
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
106.19
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
175
26.97
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
10.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.93
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
274
42.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571.93
88.15
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1368
210.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1433
220.86
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
478
73.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
71.82
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
140.56
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603.44
93
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
17.11
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
359
55.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
54.41
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.03
11.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
9.86
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.25
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Steve Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.25
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Steve Evans and Matt Joyce

Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
3.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.04
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7614
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2538
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1803
6.39
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.49
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.31
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
7.2
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1942
6.89
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.051
2.051
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.05
31.05
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Steve Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.18
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0