Craig Anderson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig 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 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig 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 Craig Anderson and Mel Queen

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Mel Queen

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Mel Queen

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67