Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Dwight
Evans		  
Nickname: Dewey
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 3, 1951 in Usa, CA, SANTA MONICA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976    1982    1985   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 20 BSN NL     5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5
1973 21 BSN NL     6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1974 22 BSN NL     6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1975 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
1976 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
1977 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 6 6
1978 26 BSN NL $ 4,050,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
1979 27 BSN NL $ 4,050,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
1980 28 BSN NL $ 4,300,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
1981 29 BSN NL $ 14,000,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1982 30 BSN NL $ 14,000,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1983 31 BSN NL $ 14,000,000   7 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 5
1984 32 BAL AL $ 14,000,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5
1985 33 BAL AL $ 11,000,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
1986 34 BAL AL $ 11,000,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
1987 35 BSN NL $ 11,000,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1988 36 CLN NL $ 11,000,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4
1989 37 WAS NL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 14,000,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1972 20 AAA   125 434 69 128 21 4 31 81 4 2 73 85 .295 .396 .576 .972 95.4  
1973 21 AAA   130 460 82 139 34 3 36 121 5 6 90 79 .302 .416 .624 1.040 111.2  
1974 22 AAA   137 476 115 137 22 4 38 93 6 3 113 72 .288 .424 .590 1.015 117.2  
1975 23 BSN NL 155 549 72 122 32 1 18 92 2 2 70 86 .222 .310 .383 .692 62.9 7.7
1976 24 BSN NL 156 552 91 161 32 5 21 98 1 1 78 74 .292 .376 .482 .858 95.3 21.0
1977 25 BSN NL 153 579 86 156 25 3 24 91 1 3 89 85 .269 .366 .447 .813 94.0 18.4
1978 26 BSN NL 155 587 97 153 26 4 29 108 2 1 73 84 .261 .343 .467 .810 91.0 19.0
1979 27 BSN NL 152 598 95 147 20 6 40 97 4 0 70 92 .246 .327 .500 .827 95.4 20.9
1980 28 BSN NL 117 440 74 113 21 4 22 75 2 0 60 61 .257 .347 .473 .820 71.2 14.3
1981 29 BSN NL 154 595 87 157 30 4 30 84 3 1 79 94 .264 .351 .479 .830 93.6 18.7
1982 30 BSN NL 154 583 89 171 35 1 23 90 0 1 85 96 .293 .386 .475 .861 100.7 22.5
1983 31 BSN NL 151 577 93 167 28 5 38 98 2 0 62 105 .289 .359 .553 .912 107.6 22.8
1984 32 BAL AL 148 549 83 143 24 1 26 74 7 5 76 123 .260 .349 .450 .799 84.4 18.2
1985 33 BAL AL 149 578 93 158 39 4 26 110 7 2 65 126 .273 .347 .490 .836 98.0 21.1
1986 34 BAL AL 155 589 84 140 25 4 21 61 3 3 73 136 .238 .324 .401 .725 75.8 12.6
1987 35 BSN NL 104 390 57 114 26 0 22 70 2 1 33 84 .292 .349 .528 .877 66.4 16.6
1988 36 BSN NL 99 345 44 87 36 1 12 50 1 0 35 92 .252 .322 .467 .789 47.4 8.5
    AAA   29 75 13 29 7 1 6 24 1 1 12 10 .387 .471 .747 1.218 21.7  
1989 37 AAA   91 357 45 94 15 0 16 52 0 4 37 87 .263 .332 .440 .772 51.4  
14 Years Sim 2002 7511 1145 1989 399 43 352 1198 37 20 948 1338 .265 .348 .470 .818 1183.6 242.3
5 Years AAA 512 1802 324 527 99 12 127 371 16 16 325 333 .292 .401 .572 .974 397.0  
162 Game Average 607 92 160 32 3 28 96 2 1 76 108 .265 .348 .470 .818 95.8  
Career Highs 156 598 97 171 39 6 40 110 7 5 89 136 .293 .386 .553 .912 107.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5489 806 1458 290 34 239 861 21 15 665 969 .266 .346 .461 .807 873.9
vs LH   2022 339 531 109 9 113 337 16 5 283 369 .263 .353 .493 .846 354.9
Home 1012 3697 546 955 162 20 173 602 18 10 477 658 .258 .343 .453 .796 585.5
Away 990 3814 599 1034 237 23 179 596 19 10 471 680 .271 .352 .486 .838 643.3
RISP   1866 0 485 90 10 83 781 0 0 309 358 .260 .359 .452 .811 318.2
Pinch Hitting   60 8 16 6 0 2 13 0 0 7 14 .267 .343 .467 .810 9.4
Close/Late   842 132 244 36 3 40 149 0 0 182 136 .290 .417 .482 .899 173.6
Mar/Apr 345 1298 193 335 55 9 61 205 5 4 153 232 .258 .338 .455 .793 201.0
May 364 1370 206 362 82 8 53 202 4 6 173 254 .264 .346 .452 .798 214.0
June 335 1259 206 332 82 8 55 199 5 2 169 214 .264 .353 .473 .825 208.8
July 315 1185 180 317 64 6 62 205 6 5 162 209 .268 .355 .489 .844 205.3
August 321 1196 190 325 53 6 60 192 10 2 142 227 .272 .349 .477 .826 199.6
Sep/Oct 322 1203 170 318 63 6 61 195 7 1 149 202 .264 .346 .479 .825 200.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1975 23 BSN NL RF 119 116 1023.0 235 3 2 1 .992 2.09   3.0
1976 24 BSN NL RF 153 150 1332.3 252 11 4 2 .985 1.78   3.7
1977 25 BSN NL RF 151 148 1327.0 247 12 1 4 .996 1.76   3.5
1978 26 BSN NL RF 133 131 1180.7 238 6 1 0 .996 1.86   2.6
1979 27 BSN NL RF 152 150 1324.7 236 7 6 1 .976 1.65   1.7
1980 28 BSN NL RF 116 114 1010.0 189 7 2 1 .990 1.75   3.2
1981 29 BSN NL RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1982 30 BSN NL RF 15 8 92.7 21 1 0 0 1.000 2.14   0.3
    2B 1 1 8.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.63   0.0
1983 31 BSN NL RF 149 142 1272.7 231 8 2 2 .992 1.69   2.7
1984 32 BAL AL RF 146 139 1260.3 256 10 1 3 .996 1.90   3.9
    CF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
1985 33 BAL AL RF 148 144 1297.0 257 9 2 1 .993 1.85   3.1
1986 34 BAL AL RF 152 148 1341.7 294 10 7 5 .977 2.04   4.2
1987 35 BSN NL RF 64 60 537.7 105 2 3 0 .973 1.79   0.9
    3B 2 2 18.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.50   0.0
1988 36 BSN NL RF 99 93 837.3 174 4 2 0 .989 1.91   2.6
  RF 1599 1543 13841.0 2735 90 33 20 .988 1.84   35.5
  3B 2 2 18.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.50   0.0
  2B 1 1 8.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.63   0.0
  CF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
Career Totals   1604 1546 13870.0 2739 96 33 21 .988 1.84   35.5
Career Highs   153 150 1341.7 294 12 7 5 1.000 2.41    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 23 BSN NL 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .222 .300 .222 .522
1976 24 BSN NL 12 48 9 13 2 0 2 4 0 1 6 7 .271 .352 .438 .789
1978 26 BSN NL 5 20 2 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 .318 .500 .818
1980 28 BSN NL 5 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .150 .150 .200 .350
1986 34 BAL AL 6 23 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .217 .280 .261 .541
Career Post-Season Batting 33 129 16 30 4 1 3 10 1 1 11 19 .233 .298 .349 .647
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1976-10-.376
1982-8-.386
 Slugging Pct
1976-8-.482
1978-9-.467
1979-6-.500
1980-10-.473
1981-9-.479
1983-3-.553
1985-9-.490
 OPS
1976-8-.858
1981-10-.830
1982-9-.861
1983-4-.912
1985-10-.836
 XR
1976-7-95.3
1977-5-94.0
1978-9-91.0
1979-9-95.4
1981-10-93.6
1982-7-100.7
1983-2-107.6
1985-9-98.0
 Games
1976-7-156
1978-3-155
 At-Bats
1978-10-587
1979-6-598
1981-8-595
Runs
1978-6-97
1979-10-95
1983-9-93
 Total Bases
1976-9-266
1978-5-274
1979-4-299
1981-4-285
1983-1-319
1985-9-283
 Triples
1976-5-5
 Homeruns
1977-8-24
1978-5-29
1979-2-40
1981-4-30
1983-2-38
1984-5-26
1985-8-26
 RBIs
1976-10-98
1978-4-108
1979-10-97
1983-8-98
1985-6-110
 Walks
1977-10-89
1981-9-79
1982-5-85
1984-10-76
1986-8-73
Strikeouts
1984-8-123
1985-8-126
1986-8-136
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 94    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Willie Stargell (944)
  2. Frank Robinson (944)
  3. John Milner (921)
  4. Jackie Jensen (921)
  5. Dan Ford (918)
  6. Dick Kokos (914)
  7. Wally Post (913)
  8. Bill White (910)
  9. Fred Lynn (910)
  10. Reggie Jackson (908)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1972
Injured on 7/10/1972 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/28/1973 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/1975, off Eduardo Rodriguez (NYG)
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1977, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1978, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1978, hitting .280 with 11 HR, 30 RBI
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,050,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,300,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1980, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 7/26/1980 with a Fractured Hand, out for 7 weeks
10/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $14,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1981, hitting .458 with 6 HR, 6 RBI
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1983, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1983, hitting .333 with 6 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1983, hitting .341 with 11 HR, 29 RBI
Traded from Boston (N) to Baltimore on 2/2/1984 (Going to BAL: RF Dwight Evans, CF Dan Briggs, P Dick Baney, P John Montefusco, CF Don Hahn. Going to BSN: 3B Mike Schmidt, P Tom Johnson, P Francisco Barrios, LF Jim Wilhelm, 1B Sheldon Mallory)
Injured on 5/23/1984 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
10/3/1984: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $11,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 4/16/1985
Injured on 5/14/1985 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Traded from Baltimore to Boston (N) on 2/2/1987 (Going to BAL: P Jeff Heathcock. Going to BSN: RF Dwight Evans)
Injured on 6/3/1987 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 9 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1987, hitting .462 with 5 HR, 7 RBI
Traded from Boston (N) to Cleveland (N) on 7/31/1988 (Going to CLN: RF Dwight Evans, 3B Jeff Burroughs, P Mike Lacoss. Going to BSN: SS Rance Mulliniks, 2B Julio Cruz, P Andy Rincon)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/26/1989 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Injured on 7/5/1989 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/26/1989 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.