Steve Engel vs. Jake Woodford — Career Comparison

Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Woodford
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Engel built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Woodford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Woodford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.445 compared to 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve Engel. By the career numbers, Jake Woodford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Engel and Jake Woodford

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.52
22.52
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
9
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9.95
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.99
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.05
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.91
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.63
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1125
39.55
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.2
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.02
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
35.71
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
35.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Steve Engel and Jake Woodford

Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.92
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.52
22.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Engel and Jake Woodford

Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
3330
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
5.95
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-13.97
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA