Steve Engel vs. Lou Lowdermilk — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Lou Lowdermilk

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
38.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Lou Lowdermilk

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Lou Lowdermilk

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
480
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
15.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
9.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
360
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA