Steve Engel vs. Bill Wertz — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Wertz
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wertz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Wertz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Bill Wertz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Bill Wertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
40.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
35.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Bill Wertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Bill Wertz

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA