Felix Evans

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Felix Evans was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Black Crackers. Across 38 career appearances, he went 13-10 with a 4.33 ERA and 118 strikeouts. Felix Evans was an All-Star. 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 1108.6.

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

W–L 13–10
ERA 4.33
WHIP 1.43
SO 118
Pitcher PIV 1108.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
10/3/1910 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
8/21/1993 in Pompano Beach, FL, USA
Awards
All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Felix Evans — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
157.0 145.0 20.0 30.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 14.0 10.0 2.0 1.0 .207 .258 .338 .596

Pitching

Felix Evans — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
41 43 92 55 35 2 666.2 504 368 86 23 138 118 1.16 0.96

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Felix Evans — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 3.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1949 7.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Listed seasons · 2 10 10 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Felix Evans — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1936 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1937 0 2 2 2 0 0 19.0 12 12 3 0 0 0 1.42 0.63
1949 3 6 9 2 2 1 39.0 25 30 19 5 23 9 4.38 1.23
Listed seasons · 3 3 9 12 5 2 1 64.0 37 45 22 5 23 9 3.09 0.94

Career Pitching Statistics

Felix Evans — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
13 10 38 19 14 1 0 232.2 235 112 8 97 118 4.33 1108.6

Career ERA 4.33 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 11.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Felix 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
1938 BCA NAL 4 2 7 4 2 0 0 51.2 41 23 22 29 4.01 4.35 (+8%) 551.7
1938 JRC NAL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.1 2 0 0 7 0.00 — 0.0
1939 IAB NAL 2 2 6 3 3 0 0 39.0 36 14 17 20 3.23 4.28 (+25%) 438.9
1940 MRS NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 8 4 2 4 6.75 — 0.0
1941 MRS NAL 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 2 2 0.00 — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 1 1 5 4 3 0 0 41.0 40 16 19 12 3.51 3.57 (+2%) -783.7
1943 MRS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 2 0 3.38 — 0.0
1944 MRS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 1 0 13.50 — 0.0
1945 MRS NAL 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 24.1 27 19 14 12 7.03 3.67 (-92%) 128.4
1946 MRS NAL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13.2 18 8 6 7 5.27 3.59 (-47%) 168.7
1947 MRS NAL 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 21.0 24 8 4 17 3.43 3.97 (+14%) 672.7
1948 MRS NAL 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 16.0 28 15 8 8 8.44 4.10 (-106%) -68.1
Career · 12 seasons 13 10 38 19 14 1 0 232.2 235 112 97 118 4.33 — 1,109

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

Felix Evans — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
60 123 16 24 3 1 3 12 1 9 1 .195 .250 .309 .559 0

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .309 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career OPS .559 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Felix Evans Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1938 BCA NAL 9 20 4 7 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .350 — — — — 0.0
1938 JRC NAL 7 10 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1939 IAB NAL 8 25 5 5 0 0 2 6 1 3 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1939 SL3 NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 MRS NAL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 MRS NAL 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 6 14 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1943 MRS NAL 5 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1944 MRS NAL 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1945 MRS NAL 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1946 MRS NAL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 MRS NAL 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1948 MRS NAL 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 60 123 16 24 3 1 3 12 1 9 1 .195 — — — — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Felix Evans — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home61306804.267
Away605881301.224

Pitching — Home / Away

Felix Evans — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home55254.11682232310.78
Away52240.02084364591.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Felix Evans — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-22 BIRKCMW 000000000
1949-08-17 BIRCAGL 000000000
1949-07-30 BIRBLGL 000000000
1949-07-29 BIRMEMW 000000000
1949-07-09 BIRMEMW 400000000
1949-07-03 BIRMEML 000000000
1949-06-26 BIRKCML 000000000
1949-06-19 BIRIN9L 210000000
1949-06-13 BIRNY6W 002010200
1949-05-29 MEMBLGL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Felix Evans — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-08-22 BIRKCM W 9.0011000
1949-08-17 BIRCAG — 0.0000000
1949-07-30 BIRBLG L 1.1010000
1949-07-29 BIRMEM SV 1.2030000
1949-07-09 BIRMEM W 7.0965653
1949-07-03 BIRMEM L 2.1330412
1949-06-26 BIRKCM L 1.1466200
1949-06-19 BIRIN9 — 6.0122620
1949-06-13 BIRNY6 W 7.0300000
1949-05-29 MEMBLG L 3.0565510

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Felix Evans — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 2 18 0 0 0
OF 15 6 9 0 1 0
P 38 19 12 78 8 1
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 2 2 2 6 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Felix Evans — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 BCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 BCA P 7 4 2 15 2 0
1938 JRC OF 4 1 2 0 0 0
1938 JRC P 2 0 1 3 0 0
1939 IAB 1B 2 2 18 0 0 0
1939 IAB OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1939 IAB P 6 3 3 11 3 0
1939 SL3 PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 MRS OF 2 1 0 0 1 0
1940 MRS P 1 1 1 1 1 0
1941 MRS OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1941 MRS P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1942 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 MRS P 5 4 2 21 0 1
1943 MRS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1943 MRS P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1943 MRS SS 2 2 2 6 0 0
1944 MRS OF 3 1 1 0 0 0
1944 MRS P 1 0 1 1 0 0
1945 MRS P 3 3 0 8 1 0
1946 MRS P 4 0 0 4 0 0
1947 MRS P 3 2 1 6 0 0
1948 MRS P 4 1 0 6 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Felix Evans Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 38
First Base 2
Shortstop 2
Left Field 6
Center Field 3
Right Field 6

Felix Evans: the record in brief

The season rows for Felix Evans begin in 1938. Club by club, the record runs the Atlanta Black Crackers (1938), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1938), the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers (1939), the St. Louis Stars (1939), and the Memphis Red Sox (1940 to 1948). Evans, born on October 3, 1910, in Atlanta, GA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Evans's listed size is 180 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Evans died on August 21, 1993, in Pompano Beach, FL, USA.

Evans pitched in 38 games, starting 19, and finished with a 13-10 record and 4.33 ERA. The same table counts 118 strikeouts and 14 complete games. The league ERA over Evans's seasons was 3.88, so the 4.33 figure ran 11.5% worse than average. 1939 was Evans's sharpest full season, a 3.23 ERA against the league's 4.28. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Evans's career adds up to 1,108.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Felix Evans

Was Felix Evans a pitcher?
Yes. Felix Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 118 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Felix Evans hit?
Felix Evans hit 3 career home runs with 24 hits.
What teams did Felix Evans play for?
Felix Evans played for 4 teams: the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers (1938–1939), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1938), the St. Louis Stars (1939), and the Memphis Red Sox (1940–1948).
What awards did Felix Evans win?
Felix Evans was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Felix Evans's career stats?
In 38 games, Felix Evans went 13-10 with a 4.33 ERA, 118 strikeouts, and 232.2 innings pitched.
What position did Felix Evans play?
Felix Evans played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Felix Evans and how much did he weigh?
Felix Evans was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Felix Evans's career ERA?
Felix Evans finished with a 4.33 career ERA, going 13-10 with 118 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Felix Evans have?
Felix Evans recorded 118 career strikeouts.
Is Felix Evans in the Hall of Fame?
No. Felix Evans has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Felix Evans make?
Felix Evans was selected to 1 All-Star Game.