William Evans
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
William Evans was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Lincoln Giants and the Baltimore Black Sox. Across 8 career appearances, he went 1-5 with a 7.89 ERA and 15 strikeouts.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NLG | ECL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3.93 | 4.13 (+5%) | -377.9 |
| 1925 | NLG | ECL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 16.20 | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | BBS | ECL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11.57 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 7.89 | — | -378 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 | 0 |
Career AVG .083 vs. league average .286 across their career seasons — 70.9% below league average.
Career OBP .267 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.
Career SLG .083 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 79.1% below league average.
Career OPS .350 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NLG | ECL | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | NLG | ECL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | BBS | ECL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 8 |
William Evans: the record in brief
William Evans's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1924 to 1925. Club by club, the record runs the New York Lincoln Giants (1924 through 1925) and the Baltimore Black Sox (1925). Evans is listed as a pitcher.
Evans went 1-5 with a 7.89 ERA in 8 games, 6 of them starts. Evans had 15 strikeouts. Against a 4.34 league ERA for the same seasons, the 7.89 mark was 81.7% worse. 1924 was Evans's sharpest full season, a 3.93 ERA against the league's 4.13.
Evans appears at one position only: pitcher, in 8 games.
Frequently Asked Questions about William Evans
- Was William Evans a pitcher?
- Yes. William Evans pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 15 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did William Evans hit?
- William Evans hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
- What was William Evans's career batting average?
- William Evans batted .083 over his career, with 1 hits in 12 at bats.
- What was William Evans's career ERA?
- William Evans finished with a 7.89 career ERA, going 1-5 with 15 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did William Evans have?
- William Evans recorded 15 career strikeouts.
- Is William Evans in the Hall of Fame?
- No. William Evans has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.