Was Bob Evans a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 280 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Evans hit?

Bob Evans hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

What was Bob Evans's career batting average?

Bob Evans batted .111 over his career, with 25 hits in 225 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Evans have?

Bob Evans drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Bob Evans's career ERA?

Bob Evans finished with a 6.00 career ERA, going 24-46 with 280 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bob Evans have?

Bob Evans recorded 280 career strikeouts.

Bob Evans

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Bob Evans was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Washington Pilots. Across 122 career appearances, he went 24-46 with a 6.00 ERA and 280 strikeouts. He also batted .111 with 0 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1121.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 24–46

ERA 6.00

WHIP 1.60

SO 280

Pitcher PIV 1121.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 178 lb
Born: 12/27/1910 in Richmond, VA, USA
Died: 10/15/1947 in Richmond, VA, USA

Full name: Robert Judson Evans

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Bob Evans — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
204.0	190.0	10.0	15.0	2.0	0	0	5.0	9.0	4.0	0	.079	.125	.089	.214

Pitching

Bob Evans — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
30	38	73	40	37	5	590.1	633	415	147	30	185	150	2.24	1.39

Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Evans — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	46	122	68	37	1	5	591.0	708	394	35	239	280	6.00	1121.4

Career ERA 6.00 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 45.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Evans Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1932	WAP	EWL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.0	9	3	3	3	3.86	—	0.0
1934	ND	NN2	4	7	17	10	4	0	1	87.1	113	64	28	51	6.60	4.29 (-54%)	1439.8
1934	HG	IND	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	4	3	2	0	20.25	—	0.0
1935	ND	NN2	2	8	15	9	3	0	2	67.2	86	52	29	42	6.92	4.35 (-59%)	768.0
1936	NE	NN2	3	4	10	7	4	1	1	50.2	55	27	23	29	4.80	4.59 (-5%)	234.4
1937	NE	NN2	5	4	12	12	7	0	0	83.2	100	50	28	36	5.38	4.34 (-24%)	-274.1
1938	NE	NN2	2	5	10	7	6	0	0	55.0	69	43	20	24	7.04	4.35 (-62%)	-599.9
1939	NE	NN2	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	23.2	26	15	12	11	5.70	4.28 (-33%)	-280.8
1940	NBY	NN2	1	5	12	5	2	0	0	36.1	59	32	12	18	7.93	4.21 (-88%)	-351.0
1941	NBY	NN2	5	2	11	6	4	0	0	59.2	51	25	22	25	3.77	3.94 (+4%)	316.8
1942	NBY	NN2	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	3	3	1	3.86	—	0.0
1942	PS	NN2	1	4	9	4	4	0	1	47.0	47	29	19	8	5.55	3.57 (-56%)	141.4
1943	NBY	NN2	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	13.2	20	9	8	7	5.93	3.50 (-69%)	41.0
1943	PS	NN2	0	3	12	4	1	0	0	51.0	66	39	30	25	6.88	3.50 (-97%)	-314.4
Career · 14 seasons			24	46	122	68	37	1	5	591.0	708	394	239	280	6.00	—	1,121

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Bob Evans — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
123	225	15	25	2	0	0	6	0	13	2	.111	.160	.120	.280	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 59.0% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career SLG .120 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.

Career OPS .280 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Evans Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1932	WAP	EWL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	ND	NN2	17	36	4	8	0	2	0	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	HG	IND	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	ND	NN2	15	21	1	2	0	0	2	0	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	NE	NN2	10	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	NE	NN2	12	35	3	5	1	3	1	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	NE	NN2	10	19	1	1	0	0	2	0	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NE	NN2	6	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NBY	NN2	12	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	NBY	NN2	11	18	3	1	0	1	4	0	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	NBY	NN2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PS	NN2	9	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	NBY	NN2	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PS	NN2	12	19	1	2	0	0	4	1	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			123	225	15	25	2	6	13	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bob Evans — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Evans — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1939	NLP1	NE	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Evans — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	1	0	7.0	10	6	4	0	7.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Evans — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	NLP1	NE	0	0	2	1	0	7.0	10	6	4	0	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Evans — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	57	80	2	7	0	2	.087
Away	61	103	9	9	0	3	.087

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Evans — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	57	273.1	283	68	87	73	2.24
Away	61	301.1	344	102	94	67	3.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Evans — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	L	0	0	0	0
1943-07-25	PH5	HOM	L	0	0	0	2
1943-07-24	PH5	HOM	L	1	0	0	0
1943-07-18	PH5	BLG	L	2	1	0	0
1943-07-15	PH5	NW2	L	3	0	0	0
1943-07-10	PH5	BLG	W	5	0	0	0
1943-07-04	PH5	NY6	L	1	0	1	0
1943-07-01	PH5	BLG	L	2	0	0	0
1943-06-27	PH5	BLG	L	4	0	0	0
1943-06-26	PH5	HOM	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Evans — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-25	PH5	HOM	L	4.0	12	10	0	3	0	1
1943-07-24	PH5	HOM	—	3.0	3	1	0	1	0	0
1943-07-18	PH5	BLG	L	5.0	8	8	7	5	2	0
1943-07-15	PH5	NW2	—	4.2	5	4	0	1	0	0
1943-07-10	PH5	BLG	—	8.0	10	10	0	4	1	0
1943-07-04	PH5	NY6	—	3.0	3	3	0	2	1	0
1943-07-01	PH5	BLG	—	4.0	4	3	0	3	0	0
1943-06-27	PH5	BLG	L	8.0	9	4	3	3	4	0
1943-06-26	PH5	HOM	—	1.2	4	2	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Evans — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	122	68	12	144	8	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Evans — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1932	WAP	P	1	1	0	2	0	0
1934	ND	P	17	10	1	32	2	1
1934	HG	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1935	ND	P	15	9	1	20	1	1
1936	NE	P	10	7	0	14	1	0
1937	NE	P	12	12	5	22	2	0
1938	NE	P	10	7	0	11	0	0
1939	NE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1939	NE	P	5	2	0	6	0	0
1940	NBY	P	12	5	0	9	1	0
1941	NBY	P	11	6	0	11	0	0
1942	NBY	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1942	PS	P	9	4	1	9	0	0
1943	NBY	P	3	1	2	3	0	0
1943	PS	P	12	4	2	4	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Bob Evans Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	122
Center Field	1

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Bob Evans: the record in brief

The season rows for Bob Evans begin in 1932. Club by club, the record runs the Washington Pilots (1932), the Newark Dodgers (1934 through 1935), the Homestead Grays (1934), the Newark Eagles (1936 to 1939), the New York Black Yankees (1940 to 1943), and the Philadelphia Stars (1942 through 1943). Evans, born on December 27, 1910, in Richmond, VA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6'5" and 178 pounds. The bio records the death on October 15, 1947, in Richmond, VA, USA. Bob Evans was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Judson.

Across 122 games (68 starts), Evans recorded 24 wins against 46 losses with a 6.00 ERA. Also on Evans's record: 280 strikeouts and 37 complete games. The league ERA over Evans's seasons was 4.13, so the 6.00 figure ran 45.2% worse than average. No season topped the 5 wins of 1937. 1934 produced Evans's most strikeouts, 51.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Evans

Was Bob Evans a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 280 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Evans hit?: Bob Evans hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.
What was Bob Evans's career batting average?: Bob Evans batted .111 over his career, with 25 hits in 225 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Evans have?: Bob Evans drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Bob Evans's career ERA?: Bob Evans finished with a 6.00 career ERA, going 24-46 with 280 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Evans have?: Bob Evans recorded 280 career strikeouts.