Don Eddy vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Don Eddy
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Eddy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Eddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Don Eddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Eddy and Steve Engel

Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
39.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
32.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Don Eddy and Steve Engel

Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.54
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Eddy and Steve Engel

Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.24
70.76
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
68.15
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA