Steve Evans
1908–1915 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Terrapins, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
978G
.287AVG
.374OBP
.407SLG
More career statistics
963H
32HR
466RBI
86SB
4Rare 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 | 3,359 | 3,355 |
| Batting · Doubles | 175 | 174 |
| Batting · Hits | 963 | 962 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 111 | 116 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 299 | 333 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,893 | 3,898 |
| Batting · Runs | 478 | 475 |
| Batting · RBI | 466 | 474 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 86 | 91 |
| Batting · Walks | 359 | 363 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978 | 3,893 | 3,359 | 478 | 963 | 175 | 67 | 32 | 466 | 359 | 299 | 86 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 1,368 | .287 | .374 | .407 | .781 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1911-05-25 to 1911-06-03
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Hit Three Times | 1910-08-03 | 1 in 5,324 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1910-06-21 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1915-04-15 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 490 | 1929 | 485 | 20 | 245 | 189 | 154 | .293 | .349 | .432 |
| Away | 488 | 1969 | 477 | 12 | 229 | 174 | 179 | .281 | .331 | .383 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 86 | 329 | 74 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 34 | .277 | .337 | .386 |
| May | 144 | 549 | 139 | 3 | 82 | 49 | 39 | .292 | .342 | .408 |
| June | 170 | 676 | 152 | 10 | 79 | 59 | 53 | .263 | .312 | .413 |
| July | 194 | 804 | 200 | 5 | 89 | 79 | 76 | .285 | .347 | .408 |
| August | 166 | 663 | 155 | 3 | 62 | 72 | 46 | .281 | .342 | .392 |
| September | 178 | 712 | 203 | 6 | 103 | 56 | 71 | .321 | .364 | .436 |
| October | 40 | 165 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 14 | .264 | .303 | .351 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 106 | 407 | 87 | 2 | 45 | 26 | 45 | .240 | .278 | .334 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 102 | 382 | 80 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 34 | .239 | .272 | .349 |
| cincinnati-reds | 100 | 404 | 101 | 3 | 49 | 42 | 29 | .296 | .354 | .416 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 97 | 380 | 84 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 31 | .266 | .326 | .339 |
| boston-braves | 96 | 390 | 89 | 3 | 51 | 41 | 38 | .268 | .333 | .370 |
| new-york-giants | 96 | 379 | 85 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 37 | .259 | .322 | .345 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 85 | 334 | 86 | 3 | 48 | 39 | 24 | .316 | .374 | .445 |
| pittsburgh-rebels | 45 | 182 | 53 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 11 | .325 | .374 | .509 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1909 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 496 | 128 | 2 | 60 | 16 | .258 | – | – |
| 1910 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 505 | 122 | 2 | 75 | 10 | .242 | – | – |
| 1911 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 547 | 161 | 5 | 78 | 13 | .294 | – | – |
| 1912 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 491 | 139 | 6 | 72 | 11 | .283 | – | – |
| 1913 | St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 245 | 61 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .249 | – | – |
| 1914 | BTBrooklyn Tip-Tops | 145 | 513 | 179 | 12 | 93 | 20 | .349 | – | – |
| 1915 | Baltimore Terrapins, Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 151 | 556 | 171 | 4 | 71 | 16 | .308 | – | – |