Dan Abbott vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan 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 Dan Abbott and Mel Queen

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Mel Queen

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Mel Queen

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67