Mel Queen vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa 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 4.94 and 1.538 for Joe Roa. 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 Joe Roa

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
5.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Roa

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Roa

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
1358.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
30.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
34.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA