Rick Kester vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison

Rick Kester
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike McQueen built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Kester as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike McQueen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 5.98 and 1.746 for Rick Kester. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Kester and Mike McQueen

Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.65
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.98
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.2
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.84
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.87
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.62
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.86
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.77
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
41.83
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.86
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
36.3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Rick Kester and Mike McQueen

Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.69
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.12
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Kester and Mike McQueen

Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1400
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
572.73
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
29.19
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-60.71
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
26.73
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Kester
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA