Johnny Evers
John Joseph Evers
Born: July 21, 1881
Troy, NY USA
Deceased: 1947
Albany, NY USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 125
Career: 1902-1929
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Evers compiled a career batting average of .270 with 12 home runs and 538 RBI in his 1784-game career with the Chicago Orphans, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1902 season and last took the field during the 1929 campaign. Evers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 26 | 98 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 124 | 497 | 464 | 70 | 136 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 27 | .293 | .325 | .381 | .707 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 587 | 532 | 49 | 141 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 22 | .265 | .307 | .318 | .624 | 169 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 99 | 389 | 340 | 44 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 20 | .276 | .333 | .329 | .663 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 595 | 533 | 65 | 136 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 36 | 24 | .255 | .305 | .315 | .620 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 565 | 508 | 66 | 127 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 17 | .250 | .309 | .313 | .622 | 159 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 126 | 509 | 416 | 83 | 125 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 66 | 14 | .300 | .402 | .375 | .777 | 156 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 552 | 463 | 88 | 122 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 73 | 18 | .263 | .369 | .337 | .705 | 156 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 125 | 556 | 433 | 87 | 114 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 108 | 18 | .263 | .413 | .321 | .734 | 139 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 46 | 195 | 155 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 10 | .226 | .372 | .290 | .662 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 568 | 478 | 73 | 163 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 16 | 0 | 74 | 18 | .341 | .431 | .441 | .873 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 523 | 446 | 81 | 127 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 14 | .285 | .361 | .372 | .733 | 166 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Boston Braves | 139 | 611 | 491 | 81 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 26 | .279 | .390 | .338 | .728 | 166 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | NL | Boston Braves | 83 | 349 | 278 | 38 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 16 | .263 | .375 | .295 | .670 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | NL | Boston Braves | 71 | 294 | 241 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 19 | .216 | .330 | .241 | .570 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Boston Braves | 24 | 98 | 83 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .193 | .302 | .193 | .495 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 219 | 183 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 13 | .224 | .333 | .279 | .612 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1784 | 7210 | 6137 | 919 | 1659 | 216 | 70 | 12 | 538 | 324 | 8 | 778 | 293 | .270 | .356 | .334 | .690 | 2051 | 0 | 39 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2B | 18 | 0 | 153.0 | 38 | 58 | 1 | 5 | .990 | 5.647 | 5.333 |
| 1902 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 8 | 0 | 65.0 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 1 | .907 | 5.400 | 4.875 |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 110 | 0 | 970.0 | 245 | 306 | 37 | 39 | .937 | 5.112 | 5.009 |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 1 | .797 | 5.036 | 4.273 |
| 1903 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2.571 | 3.000 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 152 | 151 | 1332.0 | 381 | 518 | 54 | 53 | .943 | 6.074 | 5.914 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 99 | 99 | 887.0 | 249 | 290 | 36 | 38 | .937 | 5.469 | 5.444 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 153 | 152 | 1367.0 | 344 | 441 | 44 | 51 | .947 | 5.168 | 5.131 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 151 | 151 | 1322.0 | 346 | 500 | 32 | 58 | .964 | 5.759 | 5.603 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 122 | 122 | 1092.0 | 237 | 361 | 25 | 39 | .960 | 4.929 | 4.902 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 126 | 126 | 1115.0 | 262 | 354 | 38 | 29 | .942 | 4.972 | 4.889 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 125 | 125 | 1070.0 | 282 | 347 | 33 | 55 | .950 | 5.291 | 5.032 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 90 | 4 | 17 | .975 | 4.727 | |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .903 | 2.545 | |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 143 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 439 | 32 | 71 | .959 | 5.301 | |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 426 | 30 | 70 | .960 | 5.360 | |
| 1914 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 301 | 397 | 17 | 73 | .976 | 5.022 | |
| 1915 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 170 | 209 | 16 | 33 | .959 | 4.622 | |
| 1916 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 175 | 14 | 29 | .951 | 3.845 | |
| 1917 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 65 | 5 | 13 | .950 | 4.000 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 145 | 4 | 15 | .983 | 4.653 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 2.714 | |
| 1922 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1929 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1776 | 927 | 9482.0 | 3806 | 5215 | 447 | 692 | .953 | 8.562 | 5.079 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 6 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .150 | .190 | .200 | .390 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .350 | .450 | .800 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .381 | .400 | .781 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .438 | .500 | .438 | .938 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 82 | 76 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .316 | .350 | .368 | .718 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .970 | 5.434 | 5.333 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .920 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| 1914 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 5.538 | 6.000 |
| Totals | 21 | 20 | 185.0 | 37 | 67 | 6 | 8 | .945 | 5.059 | 4.952 |
Awards
1908 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1909 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1910 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1912 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1914 - NL Most Valuable Player
1914 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
