Joe Bitker vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Mel Queen

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Mel Queen

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Mel Queen

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67