Joe Davenport vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Steve Engel

Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Steve Engel

Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Steve Engel

Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.24
70.76
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
68.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA