Mike McQueen vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Smith
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike McQueen built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith 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 5.41 and 1.351 for Chris Smith. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McQueen and Chris Smith

Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
8.74
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.33
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.77
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.81
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
968
39.9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
39.04
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.64
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.66
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
34.54
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Mike McQueen and Chris Smith

Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.52
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.46
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McQueen and Chris Smith

Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
11550
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
572.73
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
118.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
29.19
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
145.45
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
26.73
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA