Victor Cruz vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Victor Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and Steve Engel

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and Steve Engel

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and Steve Engel

Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA