Dan Plesac vs. Mel Queen — Career Comparison

Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac 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 3.64 and 1.337 for Dan Plesac. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Plesac and Mel Queen

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
8.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
4.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4031
33.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Dan Plesac and Mel Queen

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Plesac and Mel Queen

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67