Juan Alvarez vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez 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 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Mel Queen

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Mel Queen

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Mel Queen

Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
80
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67