Mel Queen vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera 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 4.29 and 1.568 for Saul Rivera. 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 Saul Rivera

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Saul Rivera

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Saul Rivera

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
23.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA