Mel Queen vs. Reggie Richter — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Reggie Richter
Lost GenerationGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Reggie Richter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Reggie Richter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Reggie Richter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Reggie Richter

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
37.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
33.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Reggie Richter

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Reggie Richter

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1320
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Reggie Richter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Reggie Richter
Career
Per 600 PA