Jim Pena vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena 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 3.48 and 1.682 for Jim Pena. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Pena and Mel Queen

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Jim Pena and Mel Queen

Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pena and Mel Queen

Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
20.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67