Gene Nelson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Gene Nelson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Nelson 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 4.13 and 1.399 for Gene Nelson. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Nelson and Mel Queen

Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
8.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
5.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4652
38.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
4.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
34.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Gene Nelson and Mel Queen

Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Nelson and Mel Queen

Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
300000
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67