Alan Newman vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Alan Newman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Alan Newman 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 7.94 and 2.235 for Alan Newman. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Newman and Mel Queen

Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
10.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
14.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.82
14.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
45.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.235
2.235
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
39.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Alan Newman and Mel Queen

Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
10.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.053
0.053
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Newman and Mel Queen

Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Alan Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Alan Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67