Larry Bradford vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Bradford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Bradford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.52 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Larry Bradford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Bradford and Mel Queen

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
9.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
5.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Mel Queen

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Mel Queen

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
486.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
546.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
6.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
66.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.76
-15.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
120
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA