Jack Aker vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Engel

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Engel

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Steve Engel

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA