Rich DeLucia vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich DeLucia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich DeLucia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Rich DeLucia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Mel Queen

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.36
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
9.17
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
5.3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Mel Queen

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Mel Queen

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
146
486.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.92
6.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
66.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.76
-15.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
120
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA