Steve Engel vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Williams
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.606 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Williams

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.63
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
41.28
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
38.18
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Williams

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.25
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.77
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Tom Williams

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.59
48.61
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.97
55.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100