Mel Queen vs. Joe Samuels — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels 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 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. 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 Joe Samuels

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Samuels

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Samuels

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA