Declan Cronin vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Declan Cronin
Gen ZNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Declan Cronin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Declan Cronin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Declan Cronin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Declan Cronin and Mel Queen

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.36
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.44
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
9.17
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
5.3
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.72
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
34.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Declan Cronin and Mel Queen

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Declan Cronin and Mel Queen

Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
486.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
600
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
6.39
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
66.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.33
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.33
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.76
-15.86
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
120
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Declan Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA