Dad Clarke vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Dad Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dad Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Dad Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dad Clarke and Steve Engel

Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.54
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.32
46.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.03
76.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2551
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
11.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3744
39.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
6.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
37.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarke and Steve Engel

Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.39
90.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarke and Steve Engel

Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
188.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
552.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
119.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.81
42.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
144.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
165.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
104.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.67
48.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
76.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA