Steve Engel vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Mertz posted a stronger line than Steve Engel. Jim Mertz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.703). By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Mertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Mertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Mertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA