Don Aase vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Don Aase
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Aase as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.8 and 1.431 for Don Aase. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Aase and Mel Queen

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.31
20.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3328
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
8.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
5.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4730
38.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4182
33.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Don Aase and Mel Queen

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3328
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.31
20.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Aase and Mel Queen

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
53760
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67