Jose Acosta vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Acosta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Jose Acosta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Mel Queen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.36
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.44
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
9.17
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
5.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
39.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
35.57
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Mel Queen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Mel Queen

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
486.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
6.39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
66.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.76
-15.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
120
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA