Josh Pearce vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Josh Pearce
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. 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 Josh Pearce 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 5.55 and 1.808 for Josh Pearce. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Pearce and Mel Queen

Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
42.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.808
1.808
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
35.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Josh Pearce and Mel Queen

Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Pearce and Mel Queen

Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
22.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
37.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67