Steve Engel vs. Nick Mears — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Mears
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Mears posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Nick Mears had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Nick Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
38.69
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
33.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Nick Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Nick Mears

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
101400
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA