Steve Engel vs. Jim Middleton — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Middleton
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Middleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Middleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jim Middleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Middleton

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
10.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
40.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
5.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
37.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Middleton

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.216
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Middleton

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
637.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
525
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
9.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Middleton
Career
Per 600 PA