Tom Parrott vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Tom Parrott
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Parrott 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 5.33 and 1.713 for Tom Parrott. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Parrott and Mel Queen

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.39
77.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2385
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
11.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
41.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
7.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3364
38.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Tom Parrott and Mel Queen

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
2.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.096
3.096
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Parrott and Mel Queen

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
159.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
564.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
124.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
46.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.46
82.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
249.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
194.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
89.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
174.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.17
92.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
22.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
29.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
20.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67