Hal Kurtz vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison

Hal Kurtz
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike McQueen built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kurtz 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 5.21 and 1.526 for Hal Kurtz. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kurtz and Mike McQueen

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.63
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
8.76
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.55
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.42
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.79
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.77
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
40.03
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.84
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.68
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
35.29
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Hal Kurtz and Mike McQueen

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.63
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.179
0.179
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kurtz and Mike McQueen

Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4500
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
572.73
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
29.19
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
26.73
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kurtz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA