Mel Queen vs. Bill Reeder — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Reeder
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Reeder 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 5.08 and 1.871 for Bill Reeder. 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 Bill Reeder

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
42.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.871
1.871
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
33.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.24
42.24

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Reeder

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Reeder

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
4200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Reeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Reeder
Career
Per 600 PA