Juan Padilla vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Juan Padilla
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Padilla 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 4.06 and 1.452 for Juan Padilla. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Padilla and Mel Queen

Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
39.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
35.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Juan Padilla and Mel Queen

Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Padilla and Mel Queen

Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
12600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67