Steve Engel vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Mears posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.44 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Chris Mears had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Chris Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
35.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Chris Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Chris Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA