Bud Anderson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson 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 3.68 and 1.463 for Bud Anderson. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Mel Queen

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
34.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Mel Queen

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Mel Queen

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67