Dale Alderson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Dale Alderson
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Alderson 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 6.56 and 1.794 for Dale Alderson. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Alderson and Mel Queen

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
13.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.12
13.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
42.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
39.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Dale Alderson and Mel Queen

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Alderson and Mel Queen

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1371.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67