Howie Nunn vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn 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 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Nunn and Mel Queen

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Howie Nunn and Mel Queen

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Nunn and Mel Queen

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
21.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67