George Payne vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

George Payne
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and George Payne 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 5.46 and 1.618 for George Payne. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Payne and Mel Queen

George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
11.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
40.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.618
1.618
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
37.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for George Payne and Mel Queen

George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Payne and Mel Queen

George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
800
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
16.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
12.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
George Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
George Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67