Scott Arnold vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Mel Queen

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Mel Queen

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Mel Queen

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67