Mel Queen vs. Bob Savage — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Savage
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Savage 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 4.32 and 1.532 for Bob Savage. 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 Bob Savage

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.03
24.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1882
40.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
35.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bob Savage

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bob Savage

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
609.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
104
491.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
12.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
42.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
27
127.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
5.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
85.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
51
240.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bob Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Savage
Career
Per 600 PA