Mel Queen vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Seddon 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 5.47 and 1.541 for Chris Seddon. 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 Chris Seddon

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
36.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Chris Seddon

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Chris Seddon

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA