Pete Naktenis vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Pete Naktenis
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Naktenis 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 10.72 and 2.338 for Pete Naktenis. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Naktenis and Mel Queen

Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.029
2.029
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
47.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.338
2.338
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
34.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Pete Naktenis and Mel Queen

Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Naktenis and Mel Queen

Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Pete Naktenis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Pete Naktenis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67