Davy Dunkle vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Davy Dunkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Davy Dunkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Davy Dunkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Steve Engel

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.17
36.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
10.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
40.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.34
40.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Steve Engel

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.89
86.89
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.03
18.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Steve Engel

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
582.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
110.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.58
23.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
117.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
124.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
22.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
127.81
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA