Bob Patterson vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Bob Patterson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Patterson 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 4.08 and 1.356 for Bob Patterson. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Patterson and Mel Queen

Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.37
49.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
9.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
7.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
37.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
4.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
34.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Bob Patterson and Mel Queen

Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Patterson and Mel Queen

Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
5160
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
516.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
221.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67