Luis Aponte vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aponte 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 3.27 and 1.350 for Luis Aponte. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Mel Queen

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Mel Queen

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Mel Queen

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67