Hank O'Day vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day 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 3.74 and 1.352 for Hank O'Day. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Mel Queen

Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
3.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7247
39.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
6.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Mel Queen

Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.72
90.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Mel Queen

Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
571.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
13.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
137.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
27.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67