Bill Kunkel vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison

Bill Kunkel
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike McQueen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kunkel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Kunkel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 4.66 and 1.525 for Mike McQueen. By the career numbers, Bill Kunkel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kunkel and Mike McQueen

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.29
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.66
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9.65
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.07
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.09
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
5.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.77
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.925
0.925
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
39.3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
968
39.9
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.46
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.05
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.28
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.21
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Kunkel and Mike McQueen

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.61
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.08
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.89
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kunkel and Mike McQueen

Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
3141.18
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
572.73
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
36.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
29.19
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
46.81
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.94
26.73
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kunkel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA