Steve Engel vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Ted Wilks

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Ted Wilks

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Ted Wilks

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA