Ed Phillips vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Ed Phillips
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Phillips 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 5.32 and 1.690 for Ed Phillips. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Phillips and Mel Queen

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
40.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
35.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Phillips and Mel Queen

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.056
0.056
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Phillips and Mel Queen

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67