Mel Queen vs. Mike Rowland — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Rowland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Rowland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Mike Rowland

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Mike Rowland

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Mike Rowland

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA