What years did Roy Evans play?

Roy Evans played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1903.

Was Roy Evans a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 211 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Evans hit?

Roy Evans hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

Roy Evans

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1903)

W–L 29–43

ERA 3.66

WHIP 1.47

SO 211

Pitcher PIV -3898.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 3/19/1874 in Knoxville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-05-15
Last Game: 1903-08-04

Full name: Robert Roy Evans

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	43	84	68	57	2	0	614.3	673	250	10	233	211	3.66	-3898.2

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1897	SLN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	13.0	33	14	13	4	9.69	4.30 (-125%)	-779.1
1897	LS3	NL	5	4	9	8	6	0	59.3	66	27	24	20	4.10	4.30 (+5%)	-1235.6
1898	WAS	NL	3	3	7	6	4	0	50.7	50	19	25	11	3.38	3.59 (+6%)	-793.7
1899	WAS	NL	3	4	7	7	6	0	54.0	60	34	25	27	5.67	3.85 (-47%)	384.4
1902	NY1	NL	8	13	23	17	17	0	176.0	186	62	58	48	3.17	3.17 (avg)	-1059.6
1902	BRO	NL	5	6	13	11	11	2	97.3	91	29	33	35	2.68	3.17 (+16%)	358.3
1903	BRO	NL	5	9	15	12	9	0	110.0	121	40	41	42	3.27	3.10 (-6%)	-851.8
1903	SLA	AL	0	4	7	7	4	0	54.0	66	25	14	24	4.17	3.10 (-34%)	78.8
Career · 8 seasons			29	43	84	68	57	2	614.1	673	250	233	211	3.66	—	-3,898

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
84	201	11	32	4	0	0	13	2	21	99	.159	.246	.179	.425	-304

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Career OPS .425 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1897	SLN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	LS3	NL	9	23	1	3	0	3	0	2	9	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	WAS	NL	7	19	2	1	0	2	0	2	9	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	WAS	NL	7	20	2	4	0	2	0	1	11	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	NY1	NL	23	54	2	8	0	1	2	6	26	.148	.266 (-44%)	.321 (-24%)	.343 (-57%)	.665 (-41%)	-303.9
1902	BRO	NL	13	34	3	9	3	1	0	3	15	.265	—	—	—	—	-303.9
1903	BRO	NL	15	29	0	5	0	3	0	3	14	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	SLA	AL	7	19	1	2	1	1	0	1	13	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			84	201	11	32	4	13	2	21	99	.159	—	—	—	—	-608

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	39	93	9	20	0	7	.215
Away	33	80	1	9	0	3	.113

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	39	292.1	293	82	109	120	2.52
Away	33	243.2	281	85	90	71	3.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1903-08-04	SLA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1903-08-01	SLA	DET	L	4	1	2	1	0	0	2
1903-07-22	SLA	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1903-07-17	SLA	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
1903-07-16	SLA	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1903-07-11	SLA	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1903-07-07	SLA	BOS	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1903-06-22	BRO	STL	W	2	0	1	0	2	0	1
1903-06-11	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
1903-06-07	BRO	STL	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1903-08-04	SLA	CHW	L	9.0	8	4	4	4	6	0
1903-08-01	SLA	DET	L	8.0	12	7	6	2	3	1
1903-07-22	SLA	CLE	L	8.0	9	7	7	2	1	0
1903-07-17	SLA	PHA	L	8.0	8	4	2	2	2	0
1903-07-16	SLA	MIN	—	3.0	6	2	2	1	1	0
1903-07-11	SLA	NYY	—	10.0	12	4	4	3	5	0
1903-07-07	SLA	BOS	—	8.0	11	2	0	0	6	0
1903-06-22	BRO	STL	W	6.0	13	5	0	2	2	0
1903-06-11	BRO	PIT	L	8.0	10	9	0	3	2	0
1903-06-07	BRO	STL	L	8.0	8	4	0	5	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	84	0	24	133	17	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1897	SLN	P	3	1	2	2	0
1897	LS3	P	9	0	9	0	0
1898	WAS	P	7	1	8	2	0
1899	WAS	P	7	2	12	2	0
1902	NY1	P	23	11	54	7	3
1902	BRO	P	13	5	8	0	0
1903	BRO	P	15	2	23	2	1
1903	SLA	P	7	2	17	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	84

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Evans

What years did Roy Evans play?: Roy Evans played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1903.
Was Roy Evans a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 211 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Evans hit?: Roy Evans hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.