Steve Engel vs. Kyle McClellan — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle McClellan
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McClellan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle McClellan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Kyle McClellan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Kyle McClellan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
8.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
6.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
38.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
34.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Kyle McClellan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Kyle McClellan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
3045.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
520.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
10.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-4.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
203.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA