Matt Anderson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt 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 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt 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 Matt Anderson and Mel Queen

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
33.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Mel Queen

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Mel Queen

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
257
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67