Steve Ames vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Steve Ames
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ames 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 4.5 and 2.250 for Steve Ames. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Ames and Mel Queen

Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Steve Ames and Mel Queen

Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Steve Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Ames and Mel Queen

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