Mel Queen vs. Mike Raczka — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Raczka
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Raczka 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 8.53 and 2.053 for Mike Raczka. 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 Mike Raczka

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
11.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
46.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
36.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.89
46.89

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Mike Raczka

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Mike Raczka

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