Jim Acker vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker 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 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Mel Queen

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Mel Queen

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Mel Queen

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67