Cory Abbott vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Cory Abbott
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Abbott 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 6.02 and 1.596 for Cory Abbott. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cory Abbott and Mel Queen

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
8.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
35.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Cory Abbott and Mel Queen

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Abbott and Mel Queen

Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
9200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Cory Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Cory Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67