Steve Engel vs. Kevin Walker — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Walker
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Kevin Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Kevin Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
39.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
33.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Kevin Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Kevin Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
18300
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA