Joe Corbett vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Steve Engel

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
40.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Steve Engel

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Steve Engel

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.29
46.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
173.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
153.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.92
50.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA