Mel Queen vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Service 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 4.99 and 1.549 for Scott Service. 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 Scott Service

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Scott Service

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Scott Service

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA