Steve Engel vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparky Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sparky Lyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Sparky Lyle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5794
37.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
33.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Sparky Lyle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Sparky Lyle

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
30.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
136.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.58
31.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100