Mel Queen vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe 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 3.57 and 1.610 for Ken Rowe. 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 Ken Rowe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ken Rowe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ken Rowe

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA