Steve Engel vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

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

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. 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 Ted Olson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.81
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Ted Olson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Ted Olson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
49.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.59
52.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA