Steve Engel vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Tug McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Tug McGraw

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Tug McGraw

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Tug McGraw

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
519.84
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.05
26.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
119.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
121.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.34
25.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA