Spencer Bivens vs. Joe Engel — Career Comparison

Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Engel
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 3.68 and 1.296 for Spencer Bivens. By the career numbers, Joe Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Bivens and Joe Engel

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.25
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.96
51.96
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.68
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.34
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9.02
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.6
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.5
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.35
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.8
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.34
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.83
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
38.05
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.3
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
4.4
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
34.5
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
32.17
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Spencer Bivens and Joe Engel

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129.2
9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.6
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.373
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Bivens and Joe Engel

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
81
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
506.56
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
511.48
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
7.6
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.59
-7.84
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
2.26
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA