Steve Engel vs. Duke Esper — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Duke Esper
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Duke Esper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duke Esper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Duke Esper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Duke Esper

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.25
50.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.9
83.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
4.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5183
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
10.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
2.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7824
40.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
6.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7123
37.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Duke Esper

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5205
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1735
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.887
1.887
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Duke Esper

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
183.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
564.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
135.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
107.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.92
51.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
174.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
169.47
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
66.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
128.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74.9
57.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
72.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100