Steve Engel vs. Edgar McNabb — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Edgar McNabb
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Edgar McNabb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edgar McNabb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Edgar McNabb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Edgar McNabb

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
10.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.58
10.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
41.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.91
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Edgar McNabb

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Edgar McNabb

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
172.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
550.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.69
38.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.04
41.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
8.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100