Mel Queen vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Queen posted a stronger line than James Shields. Mel Queen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 4.01) and home runs allowed (0.83 per nine innings vs 1.24). By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and James Shields

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and James Shields

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.57
30.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and James Shields

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
24
93.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA