Jose Cabrera vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Jose Cabrera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Cabrera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Cabrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jose Cabrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cabrera and Steve Engel

Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
6.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
9.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
39.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
5.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
34.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Jose Cabrera and Steve Engel

Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
6.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cabrera and Steve Engel

Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4950
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.87
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-26.01
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jose Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA