Lance Painter vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Lance Painter
Gen XEnglandThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Painter 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 5.24 and 1.531 for Lance Painter. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Painter and Mel Queen

Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
6.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.14
58.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
6.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.131
1.131
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1983
39.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
5.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
35.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Lance Painter and Mel Queen

Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
6.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Painter and Mel Queen

Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
2454.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
65
506.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
18.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
93.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
11.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
257.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
62.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Lance Painter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Lance Painter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67