Steve Engel vs. Gary Lavelle — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lavelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Gary Lavelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Gary Lavelle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.96
50.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4604
38.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4034
33.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Gary Lavelle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Gary Lavelle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
520.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0