After a season used in defence, he was moved to full forward in 1977 by coach John Cahill and was an immediate success, leading the league with 88 goals, including seven in Port Adelaide's Grand Final win over Glenelg.
He had kicked 993 goals, the second highest total in SANFL history behind North Adelaide's Ken Farmer (who kicked 1,417 between 1929 and 1941), and 1,019 in his career, the 12th highest total in elite Australian rules football.
Evans also kicked 41 goals in 10 games for South Australia in interstate football, and a further 51 goals in 18 games in pre-season and night series competition: if these are included, Evans kicked a total of 1,111 goals in his senior career, the ninth highest total in elite Australian rules football.
He played in Port Adelaide's 1977 and 1979–81 premiership teams as well as playing full back in the losing 1976 Grand Final to Sturt in front of the SANFL record crowd of 66,897 at Football Park, and also in the losing 1984 Grand Final.
Tim Evans is also a Port Adelaide Life Member, an SANFL player Life Member (for having played 200 games) and was selected at full forward in Port Adelaide's Greatest Team of players from 1870–2000.