Mel Queen vs. Matt Roney — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Roney
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Roney 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 5.42 and 1.538 for Matt Roney. 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 Matt Roney

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
9.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
34.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Matt Roney

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Matt Roney

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Matt Roney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Roney
Career
Per 600 PA