Clay Carroll vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Clay Carroll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Steve Engel

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.49
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
8.62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
4.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5114
34.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Steve Engel

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Steve Engel

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
509.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
66.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
11.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
73.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
83.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
56.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
159.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA