Steve Engel vs. Al Maul — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Maul as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Maul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Al Maul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Al Maul

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1680
10.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6485
40.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Al Maul

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10050
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3350
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.32
93.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Al Maul

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
523.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
94.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
31.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.99
69.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
174.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
73.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
68.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
68.15
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
69.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100