Rick Engle vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
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Alfredo Simon built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Engle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alfredo Simon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 18 and 3.500 for Rick Engle. By the career numbers, Alfredo Simon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Engle and Alfredo Simon

Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.56
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.04
17.04
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.41
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.22
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
6.14
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
39.16
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
4.94
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.66
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3002
34.86
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Rick Engle and Alfredo Simon

Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.75
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Engle and Alfredo Simon

Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1500
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
600
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
523.53
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.94
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
9.03
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-10.7
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA