Bill Hoffer vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Mel Queen 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
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Queen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Queen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67