Lefty Phillips vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Lefty Phillips
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Phillips and Mel Queen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Queen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 8.31) and WHIP (1.286 vs 2.885). Lefty Phillips had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.83). By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Phillips and Mel Queen

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
52.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.885
2.885
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Lefty Phillips and Mel Queen

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.57
30.57
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Phillips and Mel Queen

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
840
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67