Ted Abernathy vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Abernathy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Abernathy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Ted Abernathy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Mel Queen

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.36
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
9.17
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
5.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
38.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Mel Queen

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3438
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Mel Queen

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
146
486.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
180
600
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
6.39
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
66.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
33.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.76
-15.86
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
120
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA