Mel Queen vs. Brian Reith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Reith
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Reith 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 5.92 and 1.762 for Brian Reith. 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 Brian Reith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
42.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
35.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.09
42.09

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Brian Reith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Brian Reith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
2305.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
17.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
252.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100