Cholly Naranjo vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Cholly Naranjo
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Cholly Naranjo 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 4.46 and 1.602 for Cholly Naranjo. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Mel Queen

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
35.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Mel Queen

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Mel Queen

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1275
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
21.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
9.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67