Keith Atherton vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton 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 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Mel Queen

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Mel Queen

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Mel Queen

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67