Steve Engel vs. Jim Lindsey — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lindsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jim Lindsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Lindsey

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
10.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1943
40.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
36.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Lindsey

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Lindsey

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
21.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
116.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
105.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
66.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.83
21.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
127.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
55.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA