Xavier Hernandez vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Mel Queen

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.74
52.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
9.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
5.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Mel Queen

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2013
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Mel Queen

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
146
486.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
6.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
66.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.76
-15.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
120
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA