Mel Queen vs. Bill Reidy — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Reidy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Reidy 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 4.17 and 1.406 for Bill Reidy. 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 Reidy

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
4.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1805
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
11.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2596
38.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
5.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
36.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Reidy

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
92.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.247
2.247
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Reidy

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
86
191.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
270
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
544.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
86.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
84.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.71
21.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
91.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
56
124.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
28.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
32
71.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.78
19.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
57
126.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.74
4.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Reidy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Bill Reidy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100