Mel Queen vs. Arthur Ragan — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arthur Ragan
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Arthur Ragan 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 6 and 2.611 for Arthur Ragan. 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 Arthur Ragan

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.73
11.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.611
2.611
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Arthur Ragan

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Arthur Ragan

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
60.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA