Mel Queen vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar 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 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. 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 Eduardo Salazar

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Eduardo Salazar

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Eduardo Salazar

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA