Troy Cate vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Troy Cate 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Troy Cate. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Mel Queen

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Mel Queen

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Mel Queen

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67