Mel Queen vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Ken Sanders

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.252
1.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ken Sanders

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ken Sanders

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA