Mel Queen vs. Charlie Ripple — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Ripple
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ripple 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 9.45 and 2.850 for Charlie Ripple. 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 Charlie Ripple

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
50.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
37.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Charlie Ripple

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Charlie Ripple

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA