Mel Queen vs. Steve Roser — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Roser
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Roser 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 4.04 and 1.413 for Steve Roser. 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 Steve Roser

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
8.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
38.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
34.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Roser

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Roser

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
574.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
548.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
6
76.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.36
-17.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
178.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Steve Roser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Roser
Career
Per 600 PA