Xavier Hernandez vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Mel Queen 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
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Mel Queen

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Mel Queen

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
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
2
3.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67