Mel Queen vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes 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 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. 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 Rotes

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Rotes

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Rotes

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA