Mel Queen vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. 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 Erik Sabel

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Erik Sabel

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Erik Sabel

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA