Steve Engel vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Steve Engel. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.703). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Rube Waddell

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Rube Waddell

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Rube Waddell

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100