Steve Engel vs. Jose Melendez — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jose Melendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jose Melendez

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jose Melendez

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jose Melendez

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA