Mel Queen vs. Charlie Rabe — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Rabe
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Rabe 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 3.67 and 1.444 for Charlie Rabe. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Charlie Rabe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Charlie Rabe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Charlie Rabe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Charlie Rabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Rabe
Career
Per 600 PA