Jose Acosta vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Engel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Engel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Steve Engel

Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.72
30.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
162.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA