Mel Queen vs. Rich Rundles — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Rundles
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Rundles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Rundles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.5 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Rich Rundles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Rich Rundles

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
34.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Rich Rundles

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rich Rundles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rundles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Rich Rundles

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