Steve Engel vs. Blas Minor — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Blas Minor
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Blas Minor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blas Minor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Blas Minor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Blas Minor

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
7.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
38.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
34.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Blas Minor

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.36
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Blas Minor

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
6280
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
28.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
19.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Blas Minor
Career
Per 600 PA