Steve Engel vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Walker
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Tom Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
9.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.09
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1795
39.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598
34.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Walker

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
2938.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
19.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
15.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA