Tom Acker vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom 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 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom 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 Tom Acker and Mel Queen

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Mel Queen

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Mel Queen

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67