Mel Queen vs. Al Raffo — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Raffo
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Raffo 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 4.11 and 1.507 for Al Raffo. 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 Al Raffo

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
10.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
39.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
35.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Al Raffo

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Al Raffo

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
3000
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
22.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
30.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA