Steve Engel vs. Norm McRae — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Norm McRae
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm McRae as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm McRae posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Norm McRae had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Norm McRae

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
40.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Norm McRae

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Norm McRae

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA