Steve Engel vs. Joe Mulligan — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Joe Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Joe Mulligan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
39.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
34.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Joe Mulligan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Joe Mulligan

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA