Joe Adams vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 1.703 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Steve Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Engel

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Engel

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Engel

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA