Steve Engel vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Whitson posted a stronger line than Steve Engel. Ed Whitson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.703). By the career numbers, Ed Whitson 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 Ed Whitson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.34
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
3.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
5.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9479
38.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8573
34.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Ed Whitson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.1
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.68
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.6
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Ed Whitson

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
411
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
513.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.92
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
44.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA