Dick Egan vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Dick Egan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Egan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Egan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.15 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Dick Egan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Egan and Steve Engel

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.15
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
9.68
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.15
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
40.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
36.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.86
40.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Egan and Steve Engel

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Egan and Steve Engel

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
8880
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA