Bill Hoffer vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 5.09 and 1.610 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Queen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.74
52.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
556.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
41.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
5.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
35.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Queen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Queen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
486.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
180
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
546.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
56.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
6.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
63.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.76
-15.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA