Steve Engel vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Dick Lines

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Dick Lines

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Dick Lines

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
475
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA