Smoky Owens vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Smoky Owens posted a stronger line than Mel Queen. Smoky Owens posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.58 vs 3.14) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.286). By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Smoky Owens and Mel Queen

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
7.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Smoky Owens and Mel Queen

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.57
30.57
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Smoky Owens and Mel Queen

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
29
290
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
130
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67