Darrell Evans was born on Monday, May 26, 1947, in Pasadena, California. Evans was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1969, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Darrell Evans baseball stats page.
"No better feeling (hitting a home run) in the whole world. It is what you live for. Sometimes it is what you die for. You put one up there and it makes you feel young again." - Evans, Darrell. Darrell Evans: The Making of a Home Run Hitter. Falls, Joe. Baseball Digest Writer. July 1986. Page 25.
Darrell EvansDarrell 'Howdy Doody' Evans Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#265) |
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Darrell EvansDarrell Evans Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Darrell EvansDarrell Evans Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 22 | Braves | 12 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .250 | .231 |
1970 | 23 | Braves | 12 | 44 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .423 | .386 |
1971 | 24 | Braves | 89 | 260 | 42 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .242 | .338 | .431 |
1972 | 25 | Braves | 125 | 418 | 67 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 71 | 90 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .254 | .384 | .419 |
1973 | 26 | Braves | 161 | 595 | 114 | 167 | 25 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 104 | 124 | 8 | 104 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .281 | .403 | .556 |
1974 | 27 | Braves | 160 | 571 | 99 | 137 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 79 | 126 | 9 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .240 | .381 | .419 |
1975 | 28 | Braves | 156 | 567 | 82 | 138 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 105 | 5 | 106 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .361 | .406 |
1976 | 29 | Braves | 44 | 139 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 | .320 | .194 |
1976 | 29 | Giants | 92 | 257 | 42 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .329 | .381 |
1977 | 30 | Giants | 144 | 461 | 64 | 117 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 72 | 69 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .254 | .351 | .416 |
1978 | 31 | Giants | 159 | 547 | 82 | 133 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 78 | 105 | 12 | 64 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .243 | .360 | .404 |
1979 | 32 | Giants | 160 | 562 | 68 | 142 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 70 | 91 | 14 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .253 | .356 | .391 |
1980 | 33 | Giants | 154 | 556 | 69 | 147 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 78 | 83 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .264 | .359 | .414 |
1981 | 34 | Giants | 102 | 357 | 51 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .258 | .356 | .417 |
1982 | 35 | Giants | 141 | 465 | 64 | 119 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .256 | .360 | .419 |
1983 | 36 | Giants | 142 | 523 | 94 | 145 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 82 | 84 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .277 | .378 | .516 |
1984 | 37 | Tigers | 131 | 401 | 60 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 63 | 77 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .232 | .353 | .384 |
1985 | 38 | Tigers | 151 | 505 | 81 | 125 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 94 | 85 | 12 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .248 | .356 | .519 |
1986 | 39 | Tigers | 151 | 507 | 78 | 122 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 85 | 91 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .241 | .356 | .442 |
1987 | 40 | Tigers | 150 | 499 | 90 | 128 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 99 | 100 | 8 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .257 | .379 | .501 |
1988 | 41 | Tigers | 144 | 437 | 48 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 64 | 84 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .208 | .337 | .380 |
1989 | 42 | Braves | 107 | 276 | 31 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .303 | .355 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 2,687 | 8,973 | 1,344 | 2,223 | 329 | 36 | 414 | 10 | 1,354 | 1,605 | 141 | 1,410 | 34 | 90 | 35 | 133 | .248 | .361 | .431 |
Darrell EvansDarrell Evans Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Braves | 3B | 6 | 5 | 135 | 12 | 2.0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.20 |
1970 Braves | 3B | 12 | 12 | 297 | 34 | 2.8 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.91 |
1971 Braves | 3B | 72 | 67 | 1,713 | 223 | 3.1 | 209 | 71 | 138 | 14 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 3.29 |
1971 Braves | LF | 3 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 |
1972 Braves | 3B | 123 | 122 | 3,279 | 424 | 3.4 | 399 | 126 | 273 | 25 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.29 |
1973 Braves | 1B | 20 | 15 | 435 | 154 | 7.7 | 152 | 142 | 10 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.43 |
1973 Braves | 3B | 146 | 144 | 3,885 | 471 | 3.2 | 449 | 124 | 325 | 22 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.12 |
1974 Braves | 3B | 160 | 158 | 426 | 578 | 3.6 | 552 | 185 | 367 | 26 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 34.99 |
1975 Braves | 1B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1975 Braves | 3B | 156 | 152 | 405 | 578 | 3.7 | 542 | 161 | 381 | 36 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 36.13 |
1976 Braves | 1B | 36 | 34 | 894 | 310 | 8.6 | 308 | 285 | 23 | 2 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.30 |
1976 Braves | 3B | 7 | 4 | 111 | 16 | 2.3 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 3.65 |
1976 Giants | 1B | 83 | 68 | 1,866 | 756 | 9.1 | 749 | 681 | 68 | 7 | 53 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.84 |
1976 Giants | 3B | 5 | 4 | 102 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.24 |
1977 Giants | 1B | 41 | 11 | 522 | 175 | 4.3 | 173 | 160 | 13 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 8.95 |
1977 Giants | 3B | 35 | 28 | 798 | 86 | 2.5 | 85 | 18 | 67 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.88 |
1977 Giants | LF | 81 | 77 | 1,902 | 156 | 1.9 | 146 | 143 | 3 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.07 |
1978 Giants | 3B | 155 | 154 | 39 | 520 | 3.4 | 495 | 147 | 348 | 25 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 342.69 |
1979 Giants | 3B | 159 | 157 | 453 | 528 | 3.3 | 498 | 129 | 369 | 30 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 29.68 |
1980 Giants | 1B | 14 | 12 | 324 | 133 | 9.5 | 131 | 119 | 12 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 10.92 |
1980 Giants | 3B | 140 | 138 | 3,711 | 466 | 3.3 | 441 | 113 | 328 | 25 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.21 |
1981 Giants | 1B | 12 | 12 | 321 | 130 | 10.8 | 129 | 114 | 15 | 1 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.85 |
1981 Giants | 3B | 87 | 84 | 2,274 | 274 | 3.1 | 261 | 74 | 187 | 13 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.10 |
1982 Giants | 1B | 49 | 39 | 1,149 | 448 | 9.1 | 445 | 396 | 49 | 3 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.46 |
1982 Giants | 3B | 84 | 79 | 2,073 | 224 | 2.7 | 209 | 59 | 150 | 15 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.72 |
1982 Giants | SS | 13 | 8 | 216 | 53 | 4.1 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 6.25 |
1983 Giants | 1B | 113 | 110 | 2,880 | 1,074 | 9.5 | 1,067 | 979 | 88 | 7 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.00 |
1983 Giants | 3B | 32 | 21 | 597 | 79 | 2.5 | 73 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 3.30 |
1983 Giants | SS | 9 | 7 | 174 | 31 | 3.4 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .806 | 3.88 |
1984 Tigers | 1B | 47 | 43 | 1,074 | 369 | 7.9 | 368 | 324 | 44 | 1 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.25 |
1984 Tigers | 3B | 19 | 14 | 327 | 26 | 1.4 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.06 |
1985 Tigers | 1B | 113 | 101 | 2,730 | 956 | 8.5 | 941 | 827 | 114 | 15 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.31 |
1985 Tigers | 3B | 7 | 4 | 111 | 20 | 2.9 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 3.65 |
1986 Tigers | 1B | 105 | 98 | 2,592 | 918 | 8.7 | 916 | 808 | 108 | 2 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 9.54 |
1986 Tigers | 3B | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
1987 Tigers | 1B | 105 | 98 | 2,565 | 913 | 8.7 | 910 | 810 | 100 | 3 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.58 |
1987 Tigers | 3B | 7 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 2.0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 5.85 |
1988 Tigers | 1B | 65 | 63 | 1,653 | 571 | 8.8 | 567 | 509 | 58 | 4 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.26 |
1989 Braves | 1B | 50 | 45 | 1,194 | 413 | 8.3 | 407 | 358 | 49 | 6 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.20 |
1989 Braves | 3B | 28 | 24 | 558 | 58 | 2.1 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 2.61 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,442 | 1,372 | 21,387 | 4,649 | 3.2 | 4,396 | 1,273 | 3,123 | 253 | 270 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 5.55 | |
1B Totals | 856 | 749 | 20,214 | 7,324 | 8.6 | 7,267 | 6,515 | 752 | 57 | 571 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.71 | |
LF Totals | 84 | 79 | 1,977 | 162 | 1.9 | 152 | 149 | 3 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.08 | |
SS Totals | 22 | 15 | 390 | 84 | 3.8 | 75 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 5.19 | |
21 Years | 2,404 | 2,215 | 43,968 | 12,219 | 5.1 | 11,890 | 7,961 | 3,929 | 329 | 846 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 7.30 |
Darrell EvansDarrell Evans Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 26.0 | - | - | - |
1970 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1971 Braves | 2 | 3 | .400 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 21.7 | 4.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1972 Braves | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 22.0 | 7.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1973 Braves | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 14.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1974 Braves | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 22.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1975 Braves | 12 | 3 | .800 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 25.8 | 5.3 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1976 Braves | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 139.0 | 4.2 | 13.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Giants | 6 | 1 | .857 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 25.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1977 Giants | 9 | 6 | .600 | 19 | 1 | n/a | 27.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1978 Giants | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 27.4 | 8.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1979 Giants | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 33.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Giants | 17 | 5 | .773 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 27.8 | 8.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1981 Giants | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 29.8 | 10.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1982 Giants | 5 | 4 | .556 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 29.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1983 Giants | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 17.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1984 Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 25.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1985 Tigers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1986 Tigers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1987 Tigers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Tigers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 27 | 0 | 72 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1989 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 34 | 0 | n/a | 25.1 | 6.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 98 | 68 | .590 | 218 | 2 | 253 | 21.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Darrell EvansDarrell Evans Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 Atlanta Braves | 2, 11 | $11,500.00 | - | - |
1970 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $27,500.00 | Stats | - |
1974 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $52,500.00 | - | - |
1975 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $74,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
1976 San Francisco Giants | 41 | " " | - | - |
1977 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1978 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $110,000.00 | - | - |
1979 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $287,000.00 | - | - |
1980 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $287,000.00 | - | - |
1981 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $287,000.00 | - | - |
1982 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $287,000.00 | - | - |
1983 San Francisco Giants | 41 | $287,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 Detroit Tigers | 41 | $1,068,333.00 | - | Stats |
1985 Detroit Tigers | 41 | $1,068,333.00 | - | - |
1986 Detroit Tigers | 41 | $793,333.00 | - | - |
1987 Detroit Tigers | 41 | $525,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Detroit Tigers | 41 | $885,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Atlanta Braves | 11 | $322,500.00 | - | - |
Darrell Evans Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Darrell Wayne Evans was a Major League Baseball player with the Atlanta Braves (1969-1976), San Francisco Giants (1976-1983), Detroit Tigers (1984-1988), and Atlanta Braves (1989). "Darrell Evans is, in my opinion, the most underrated player in baseball history, absolutely number one on the list." Bill James wrote that in The New Historical Baseball Abstract (Free Press Publishing, 05/08/2020, Page 547), where he ranked Evans as the tenth best third baseman in baseball history! Here are a few reasons why James made that statement:
Darrell Evans Rookie Card | 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#621)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that the 1973 Atlanta Braves featured the first trio — Hank Aaron (40), Darrell Evans (41) and Davey Johnson (43) — of teammates to each hit at least forty home runs during the same season (1973) in Major League history?
Darrell Evans won exactly one home run crown, when he led the American League in 1985, with forty long balls at the age of thirty-eight—the oldest player in history (at that time) to lead his league in home runs. The veteran slugger had eclipsed the forty home run plateau once before, in 1973 (see fact above), with a National League team, making Howdy Doody the first player in baseball history to hit forty homers in both the American and National League.
When Darrell Evans hit thirty-four home runs in 1987, he became the first player in baseball history to hit 30-or-more home runs at the age of forty. The day he hit number thirty: September 18, 1987. The pitcher: Bill Wegman. The location: Tiger Stadium. The details: Bottom of the fifth inning, one out, Alan Trammell on first. The video:
Evans is first 40-year-old to hit 30 homers | September 18, 1987 | MLB Advanced Media, LP
When Darrell Evans hung up his cleats, he had walked to first base 1,605 times, the eighth most in baseball history at the time of his retirement! Six of the seven ahead of him are in the Hall of Fame; Eddie Yost (1,614), Mel Ott (1,708), Mickey Mantle (1,733), Carl Yastrzemski (1,845), Joe Morgan (1,865), Ted Williams (2,021), and Babe Ruth (2,062).
When Darrell Evans hit those final eleven home runs in 1989, he broke a tie with Carl Yastrzemski—both sluggers had hit forty-nine home runs after turning forty. Evans finished with 60 career home runs after age forty, a total surpassed by only two players in baseball history? Do you know who they are? [Answer]
When Darrell Evans is compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen, he has a higher on base percentage than Jimmy Collins, Freddie Lindstrom, Brooks Robinson, and Deacon White. His slugging average is higher than Collins, George Kell, and Robinson. He has more hits than Frank Baker, Collins, Kell, Lindstrom, and White. Only three of them have more career home runs, Chipper Jones, Eddie Mathews, and Mike Schmidt!
Reggie Jackson was the first player to hit at least one-hundred home runs with three different big league teams (269 with the Athletics, 144 with the Yankees and 123 with the Angels). The second? Darrell Evans (142 with the Giants, 141 with the Tigers and 131 with the Braves)!