Steve Engel vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Lefty Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Lefty Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Lefty Willis

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA