Mike Clark vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.852 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Mike Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Clark and Steve Engel

Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.016
1.016
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Steve Engel

Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Steve Engel

Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA