Orlando Peña vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña 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 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and Mel Queen

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
3.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
6.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and Mel Queen

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and Mel Queen

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67