Pete Center vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Pete Center
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Center as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Center posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Pete Center had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Center and Steve Engel

Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
34.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Pete Center and Steve Engel

Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Center and Steve Engel

Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
1443.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-35.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA