Mel Queen vs. Carl Sadler — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Sadler
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Sadler 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 3.6 and 1.400 for Carl Sadler. 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 Carl Sadler

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.633
1.633
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
32.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Carl Sadler

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Carl Sadler

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA