Darrell Evans
[edit] Biography
Darrell Evans (Darrell Wayne Evans) was born on May 26, 1947 in Pasadena, California. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1969 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI. Evans played for the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Darrell Evans's best season was 1973, when he slugged 41 home runs, hit for a .281 average and knocked in 104 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 26
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .231
| .250
| .231
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 44
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 9
| .318
| .423
| .386
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 89
| 260
| 42
| 63
| 12
| 38
| .242
| .338
| .431
| 11
| 1
| 39
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 125
| 418
| 67
| 106
| 19
| 71
| .254
| .384
| .419
| 12
| 0
| 90
| 58
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 161
| 595
| 114
| 167
| 41
| 104
| .281
| .403
| .556
| 25
| 8
| 124
| 104
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 8
| 9
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 160
| 571
| 99
| 137
| 25
| 79
| .240
| .381
| .419
| 21
| 3
| 126
| 88
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 9
| 11
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 156
| 567
| 82
| 138
| 22
| 73
| .243
| .361
| .406
| 22
| 2
| 105
| 106
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 5
| 10
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 92
| 257
| 42
| 57
| 10
| 36
| .222
| .329
| .381
| 9
| 1
| 42
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 44
| 139
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 10
| .173
| .320
| .194
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 136
| 396
| 53
| 81
| 11
| 46
| .205
| .326
| .316
| 9
| 1
| 72
| 71
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 5
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 144
| 461
| 64
| 117
| 17
| 72
| .254
| .351
| .416
| 18
| 3
| 69
| 50
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 8
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 159
| 547
| 82
| 133
| 20
| 78
| .243
| .360
| .404
| 24
| 2
| 105
| 64
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 12
| 5
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 160
| 562
| 68
| 142
| 17
| 70
| .253
| .356
| .391
| 23
| 2
| 91
| 80
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 14
| 6
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 154
| 556
| 69
| 147
| 20
| 78
| .264
| .359
| .414
| 23
| 0
| 83
| 65
| 2
| 6
| 17
| 6
| 12
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 102
| 357
| 51
| 92
| 12
| 48
| .258
| .356
| .417
| 13
| 4
| 54
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 4
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 141
| 465
| 64
| 119
| 16
| 61
| .256
| .360
| .419
| 20
| 4
| 77
| 64
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 7
| 8
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 142
| 523
| 94
| 145
| 30
| 82
| .277
| .378
| .516
| 29
| 3
| 84
| 81
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 8
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 131
| 401
| 60
| 93
| 16
| 63
| .232
| .353
| .384
| 11
| 1
| 77
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 7
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 151
| 505
| 81
| 125
| 40
| 94
| .248
| .356
| .519
| 17
| 0
| 85
| 85
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 5
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 151
| 507
| 78
| 122
| 29
| 85
| .241
| .356
| .442
| 15
| 0
| 91
| 105
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 150
| 499
| 90
| 128
| 34
| 99
| .257
| .379
| .501
| 20
| 0
| 100
| 84
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 2
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 144
| 437
| 48
| 91
| 22
| 64
| .208
| .337
| .380
| 9
| 0
| 84
| 89
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 14
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 107
| 276
| 31
| 57
| 11
| 39
| .207
| .303
| .355
| 6
| 1
| 41
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1960
| 6624
| 987
| 1664
| 273
| 949
| .251
| .362
| .424
| 257
| 35
| 1168
| 977
| 30
| 30
| 86
| 102
| 99
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 727
| 2349
| 357
| 559
| 141
| 405
| .238
| .357
| .450
| 72
| 1
| 437
| 433
| 5
| 4
| 12
| 39
| 34
|
| Total
|
|
| 2687
| 8973
| 1344
| 2223
| 414
| 1354
| .248
| .361
| .431
| 329
| 36
| 1605
| 1410
| 35
| 34
| 98
| 141
| 133
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 45
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 12
| 99
| 6
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 72
| 67
| 572
| 71
| 138
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 123
| 122
| 1093
| 126
| 273
| 25
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 146
| 144
| 1295
| 124
| 325
| 22
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 15
| 145
| 142
| 10
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 160
| 158
| 1425
| 185
| 367
| 26
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 156
| 152
| 1359
| 161
| 381
| 36
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 83
| 68
| 622.2
| 681
| 68
| 7
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 34
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 36
| 34
| 298.2
| 285
| 23
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 4
| 37
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 8
| 71
| 12
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 119
| 102
| 921.1
| 966
| 91
| 9
| 78
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| LF
| 80
| 77
| 634.2
| 143
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 11
| 174.2
| 160
| 13
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| OF
| 80
| 77
| 634.2
| 146
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 35
| 28
| 266.1
| 18
| 67
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 155
| 154
| 1362.2
| 147
| 348
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 158
| 157
| 1385.1
| 129
| 369
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 12
| 108
| 119
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 140
| 138
| 1237.1
| 113
| 328
| 25
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 87
| 84
| 758.1
| 74
| 187
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 12
| 107
| 114
| 15
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 84
| 79
| 691
| 59
| 150
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 49
| 39
| 383.2
| 396
| 49
| 3
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| SS
| 13
| 8
| 72.1
| 16
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 113
| 110
| 960.2
| 979
| 88
| 7
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 32
| 21
| 199.1
| 14
| 59
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| SS
| 9
| 7
| 58.2
| 8
| 17
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .806
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| DH
| 62
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 47
| 43
| 358.2
| 324
| 44
| 1
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 14
| 109
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 113
| 101
| 910.2
| 827
| 114
| 15
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| DH
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 4
| 37
| 4
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 105
| 98
| 864
| 808
| 108
| 2
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 20.1
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 105
| 98
| 855.1
| 810
| 100
| 3
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| DH
| 72
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 65
| 63
| 551
| 509
| 58
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 50
| 45
| 398.2
| 358
| 49
| 6
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 28
| 24
| 186.2
| 13
| 41
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1441
| 1372
| 12223.1
| 1273
| 3123
| 253
| 270
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 83
| 79
| 659.2
| 152
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 253
| 218
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 22
| 15
| 131
| 24
| 51
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 856
| 749
| 6743.2
| 6515
| 752
| 57
| 571
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 83
| 79
| 659.2
| 149
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 13th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1965).
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 29, 1966).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 28, 1967).
- Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 7th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves from Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Marty Perez to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Willie Montanez, Craig Robinson, Mike Eden and Jake Brown (June 13, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 5, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 17, 1983).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (December 20, 1986).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 24, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 23, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
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