Steve Engel vs. Jim McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jim McLaughlin

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
47.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
52.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA