Steve Engel vs. Scott May — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 1.703 compared to 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Steve Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Scott May

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Scott May

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Scott May

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA