Steve Engel vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jim Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.66
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.53
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
39.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.06
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jim Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1012.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-41.94
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA