Nick Nelson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Nick Nelson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick 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 5.2 and 1.557 for Nick 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 Nick Nelson and Mel Queen

Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
8.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
9.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
40.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
34.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.93
40.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Nick Nelson and Mel Queen

Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Nelson and Mel Queen

Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Nick Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Nick Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67