Jesse Orosco vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco 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 3.16 and 1.329 for Jesse Orosco. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Orosco and Mel Queen

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
52.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
3.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5460
37.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
3.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jesse Orosco and Mel Queen

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Orosco and Mel Queen

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
9884.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
7
55.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
26.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
197.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67