Dwight Evans was born on Saturday, November 3, 1951, in Santa Monica, California. Evans was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1972, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Dwight Evans baseball stats page.
"One of the most underrated and overlooked players in Red Sox history, Dwight 'Dewey' Evans spent the first half of his career being viewed essentially as a defensive standout with only average offensive ability. Although Evans won three Gold Gloves during his first nine seasons in Boston, he hit more than 20 home runs and batted over .280 just twice, and he never drove in more than 70 runs. The strong-armed right fielder spent most of that time placing a distant third in the Red Sox outfield to sluggers Jim Rice and Fred Lynn, who experienced immediate success when they arrived in Boston in 1975. However, a new batting stance and a different approach at the plate helped Evans eventually evolve into one of the American League's most potent batsmen and finest all-around players. Evans surpassed 20 home runs each year from 1981 to 1989, hitting a total of 256 homers during the decade of the '80s—more than any other player in the junior circuit." - Author Robert W. Cohen in The 50 Greatest Players in Boston Red Sox History (Down East Books, 11/07/2014, #12. Dwight Evans, Page 87)
Dwight EvansDwight 'Dewey' Evans Autograph on a 1988 Score Baseball Card (#65) |
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Dwight EvansDwight 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 |
Dwight EvansDwight 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 |
1972 | 21 | Red Sox | 18 | 57 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .344 | .404 |
1973 | 22 | Red Sox | 119 | 282 | 46 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .223 | .320 | .383 |
1974 | 23 | Red Sox | 133 | 463 | 60 | 130 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 38 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .281 | .335 | .421 |
1975 | 24 | Red Sox | 128 | 412 | 61 | 113 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .274 | .353 | .456 |
1976 | 25 | Red Sox | 146 | 501 | 61 | 121 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 62 | 57 | 4 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .242 | .324 | .431 |
1977 | 26 | Red Sox | 73 | 230 | 39 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .287 | .363 | .526 |
1978 | 27 | Red Sox | 147 | 497 | 75 | 123 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 63 | 65 | 2 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .247 | .336 | .449 |
1979 | 28 | Red Sox | 152 | 489 | 69 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 69 | 7 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .274 | .364 | .456 |
1980 | 29 | Red Sox | 148 | 463 | 72 | 123 | 37 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 64 | 6 | 98 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .266 | .358 | .484 |
1981 | 30 | Red Sox | 108 | 412 | 84 | 122 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 71 | 85 | 1 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .296 | .415 | .522 |
1982 | 31 | Red Sox | 162 | 609 | 122 | 178 | 37 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 98 | 112 | 1 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .292 | .402 | .534 |
1983 | 32 | Red Sox | 126 | 470 | 74 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 58 | 70 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .238 | .338 | .436 |
1984 | 33 | Red Sox | 162 | 630 | 121 | 186 | 37 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 104 | 96 | 2 | 115 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .295 | .388 | .532 |
1985 | 34 | Red Sox | 159 | 617 | 110 | 162 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 78 | 114 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | .263 | .378 | .454 |
1986 | 35 | Red Sox | 152 | 529 | 86 | 137 | 33 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 4 | 117 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .259 | .376 | .476 |
1987 | 36 | Red Sox | 154 | 541 | 109 | 165 | 37 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 123 | 106 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .305 | .417 | .569 |
1988 | 37 | Red Sox | 149 | 559 | 96 | 164 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 111 | 76 | 3 | 99 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .293 | .375 | .487 |
1989 | 38 | Red Sox | 146 | 520 | 82 | 148 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 100 | 99 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .285 | .397 | .463 |
1990 | 39 | Red Sox | 123 | 445 | 66 | 111 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 67 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | .249 | .349 | .391 |
1991 | 40 | Orioles | 101 | 270 | 35 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 54 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .270 | .393 | .378 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
20 Years | 2,606 | 8,996 | 1,470 | 2,446 | 483 | 73 | 385 | 6 | 1,384 | 1,391 | 60 | 1,697 | 52 | 77 | 53 | 227 | .272 | .370 | .470 |
Dwight EvansDwight 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 |
1972 Red Sox | LF | 16 | 16 | 426 | 26 | 1.6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.65 |
1972 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1973 Red Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1973 Red Sox | LF | 19 | 3 | 174 | 17 | 0.9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
1973 Red Sox | RF | 94 | 78 | 2,166 | 163 | 1.7 | 162 | 158 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.02 |
1974 Red Sox | CF | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1974 Red Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1974 Red Sox | RF | 120 | 107 | 2,955 | 299 | 2.5 | 296 | 288 | 8 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.70 |
1975 Red Sox | RF | 115 | 103 | 2,796 | 300 | 2.6 | 296 | 281 | 15 | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.86 |
1976 Red Sox | CF | 8 | 6 | 171 | 26 | 3.3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.11 |
1976 Red Sox | RF | 141 | 134 | 3,604 | 318 | 2.3 | 316 | 301 | 15 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.37 |
1977 Red Sox | CF | 14 | 10 | 273 | 34 | 2.4 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.36 |
1977 Red Sox | RF | 54 | 49 | 1,248 | 96 | 1.8 | 95 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.06 |
1978 Red Sox | CF | 3 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.85 |
1978 Red Sox | RF | 140 | 137 | 3,670 | 320 | 2.3 | 314 | 300 | 14 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.31 |
1979 Red Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1979 Red Sox | RF | 148 | 141 | 411 | 322 | 2.2 | 318 | 303 | 15 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 20.89 |
1980 Red Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1980 Red Sox | RF | 144 | 132 | 3,654 | 283 | 2.0 | 278 | 267 | 11 | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.05 |
1981 Red Sox | RF | 108 | 108 | 2,935 | 266 | 2.5 | 264 | 255 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.43 |
1982 Red Sox | RF | 161 | 161 | 453 | 364 | 2.3 | 353 | 344 | 9 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 21.04 |
1983 Red Sox | RF | 99 | 99 | 2,634 | 227 | 2.3 | 224 | 218 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.30 |
1984 Red Sox | RF | 161 | 161 | 441 | 326 | 2.0 | 324 | 315 | 9 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 19.84 |
1985 Red Sox | RF | 152 | 152 | 4,020 | 306 | 2.0 | 303 | 294 | 9 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.04 |
1986 Red Sox | RF | 149 | 149 | 6,384 | 293 | 2.0 | 288 | 279 | 9 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.22 |
1987 Red Sox | 1B | 79 | 77 | 2,007 | 672 | 8.5 | 660 | 619 | 41 | 12 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 8.88 |
1987 Red Sox | RF | 77 | 71 | 1,905 | 141 | 1.8 | 140 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.98 |
1988 Red Sox | 1B | 64 | 61 | 1,584 | 497 | 7.8 | 490 | 460 | 30 | 7 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 8.35 |
1988 Red Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1988 Red Sox | RF | 84 | 78 | 2,013 | 154 | 1.8 | 152 | 148 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.04 |
1989 Red Sox | RF | 77 | 76 | 1,971 | 159 | 2.1 | 156 | 151 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.14 |
1991 Orioles | RF | 67 | 59 | 1,569 | 124 | 1.9 | 122 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.10 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 2,092 | 1,995 | 44,838 | 4,462 | 2.1 | 4,402 | 4,247 | 155 | 60 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.65 | |
1B Totals | 143 | 138 | 3,591 | 1,169 | 8.2 | 1,150 | 1,079 | 71 | 19 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 8.65 | |
LF Totals | 36 | 19 | 603 | 43 | 1.2 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 | |
CF Totals | 32 | 17 | 540 | 70 | 2.2 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.50 | |
19 Years | 2,303 | 2,169 | 49,572 | 5,744 | 2.5 | 5,665 | 5,436 | 229 | 79 | 153 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.09 |
Dwight EvansDwight 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 |
1972 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 57.0 | 4.4 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1973 Red Sox | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 28.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1974 Red Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 46.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1975 Red Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 31.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1976 Red Sox | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29.5 | 5.4 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1977 Red Sox | 4 | 2 | .667 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1978 Red Sox | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1979 Red Sox | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1980 Red Sox | 3 | 1 | .750 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1981 Red Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1982 Red Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1983 Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1984 Red Sox | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1985 Red Sox | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21.3 | 5.9 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1986 Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1987 Red Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1988 Red Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 26.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Red Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 34.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1991 Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 45.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 78 | 59 | .569 | 109 | 18 | 282 | 23.4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Dwight EvansDwight Evans Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1972 Boston Red Sox | 40 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Boston Red Sox | 40, 24 | $15,750.00 | - | - |
1974 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $60,000.00 | - | Stats |
1976 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $70,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $110,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $500,000.00 | Stats | - |
1982 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $1,017,757.00 | - | Stats |
1987 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $1,070,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $1,600,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $1,100,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Boston Red Sox | 24 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Baltimore Orioles | 24 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
Dwight Evans Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Dwight Michael Evans was a Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox (1972-1990) and Baltimore Orioles (1991). Dewey, his nickname, at the time of his retirement, had worn a BoSox uniform in 2,505 games, the second most in team history! The top-5 are listed below.
When Dwight Evans hung up his playing cleats in 1991, he had eight Gold Glove Awards in his trophy case, behind only one American League outfielder, Al Kaline (10). In the senior circuit (NL), only Roberto Clemente (12) and Willie Mays (12) had won more Gold Gloves than Dewey.
Dwight Evans won all eight Gold Glove Awards in the outfield with the Boston Red Sox, the most in team history, not just in the outfield, but amongst every player at every position. Red Sox outfielders who are next in line are Carl Yastrzemski (7), Fred Lynn (4), Dustin Pedroia (4), then several more who have won less than four.
Dwight Evans Rookie Card | 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#614 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Dwight Evans struck out one-thousand six-hundred forty-three times in a Boston Red Sox uniform — the most in team history! Jim Rice is second all-time with 1,423 strikeouts with the Red Sox.
Did you know that only four players in BoSox history have taken the field in 2,000+ games (in a Red Sox uniform)? They are: 4) Jim Rice (2,089 Games), 3) Ted Williams (2,292 Games), 3) Dwight Evans (2,505 Games), and 1) Carl Yastrzemski (3,308 Games).
Dwight Evans Hits for the Cycle (Box Score) | Tyrone Daily Herald | June 29, 1984 | Page 5
Dwight Evans took his place in right field in 2,092 games. Only five players in baseball history have stood in right field more often, Tony Gwynn (2,144), Mel Ott (2,161), Hank Aaron (2,174), Paul Waner (2,251) and Roberto Clemente (2,306). [All five are Hall of Fame Right Fielders]