Johnny Evers
1902–1929 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
1,784G
.270AVG
.356OBP
.334SLG
More career statistics
1,659H
12HR
538RBI
324SB
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,137 | 6,143 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 8 | 160 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,659 | 1,662 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 39 | 38 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 142 | 286 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,210 | 7,227 |
| Batting · Runs | 919 | 920 |
| Batting · RBI | 538 | 494 |
| Batting · Triples | 70 | 71 |
| Batting · Walks | 778 | 790 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,784 | 7,210 | 6,137 | 919 | 1,659 | 216 | 70 | 12 | 538 | 778 | 142 | 324 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 2,051 | .270 | .356 | .334 | .690 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1912-08-18 to 1912-09-01
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1910-06-03 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1907-06-14 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1908-06-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 884 | 3480 | 849 | 3 | 251 | 360 | 141 | .284 | .347 | .357 |
| Away | 900 | 3747 | 813 | 9 | 243 | 430 | 145 | .258 | .332 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 146 | 587 | 113 | 1 | 36 | 68 | 23 | .230 | .308 | .269 |
| May | 272 | 1112 | 238 | 0 | 80 | 103 | 43 | .246 | .307 | .300 |
| June | 285 | 1185 | 281 | 1 | 70 | 122 | 43 | .278 | .340 | .342 |
| July | 351 | 1405 | 335 | 3 | 101 | 157 | 63 | .278 | .350 | .351 |
| August | 299 | 1192 | 292 | 3 | 83 | 133 | 48 | .287 | .357 | .344 |
| September | 366 | 1482 | 341 | 2 | 101 | 177 | 58 | .277 | .350 | .351 |
| October | 65 | 264 | 62 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 8 | .284 | .348 | .376 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 274 | 1143 | 233 | 4 | 85 | 141 | 47 | .244 | .327 | .312 |
| cincinnati-reds | 261 | 1037 | 235 | 1 | 73 | 136 | 35 | .274 | .358 | .354 |
| new-york-giants | 256 | 1028 | 268 | 2 | 63 | 97 | 51 | .297 | .355 | .365 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 255 | 1006 | 220 | 0 | 71 | 91 | 28 | .253 | .309 | .311 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 244 | 1016 | 247 | 1 | 63 | 120 | 45 | .291 | .361 | .352 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 236 | 943 | 214 | 2 | 73 | 79 | 34 | .261 | .311 | .321 |
| boston-braves | 199 | 807 | 191 | 2 | 54 | 96 | 26 | .280 | .356 | .342 |
| chicago-cubs | 58 | 242 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 20 | .267 | .339 | .292 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 |  Chicago Cubs | 26 | 90 | 20 | – | 2 | 1 | .222 | – | – |
| 1903 | Chicago Cubs | 124 | 464 | 137 | – | 35 | 25 | .295 | – | – |
| 1904 | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 532 | 141 | – | 40 | 26 | .265 | – | – |
| 1905 | Chicago Cubs | 99 | 340 | 94 | 1 | 36 | 19 | .276 | – | – |
| 1906 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 533 | 137 | 1 | 47 | 49 | .257 | – | – |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 507 | 127 | 2 | 47 | 46 | .250 | – | – |
| 1908 | Chicago Cubs | 126 | 417 | 125 | – | 37 | 35 | .300 | – | – |
| 1909 | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 465 | 123 | 1 | 21 | 27 | .265 | – | – |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 125 | 434 | 114 | – | 24 | 28 | .263 | – | – |
| 1911 | Chicago Cubs | 46 | 155 | 35 | – | 10 | 7 | .226 | – | – |
| 1912 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 481 | 163 | 1 | 59 | 17 | .339 | – | – |
| 1913 | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 447 | 127 | 3 | 52 | 11 | .284 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Boston Braves | 139 | 491 | 137 | 1 | 31 | 12 | .279 | – | – |
| 1915 | Boston Braves | 83 | 277 | 73 | 1 | 26 | 7 | .264 | – | – |
| 1916 | Boston Braves | 71 | 241 | 52 | – | 15 | 5 | .216 | – | – |
| 1917 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 266 | 57 | 1 | 11 | 9 | .214 | – | – |
| 1922 |  Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |