Steve Engel vs. Alex Lange — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Lange
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Lange as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Lange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Alex Lange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Alex Lange

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
10.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.798
1.798
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
39.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
33.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Alex Lange

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Alex Lange

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA