Steve Engel vs. Al Neiger — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Neiger
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Neiger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 1.703 compared to 5.68 and 1.658 for Al Neiger. By the career numbers, Steve Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Al Neiger

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
41.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
37.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.92
41.92

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Al Neiger

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Al Neiger

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.24
70.76
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
68.15
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA