Jerry Cram vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Steve Engel

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
37.06
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
34.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Steve Engel

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Steve Engel

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA