Mel Queen vs. Steve Shifflett — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shifflett
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shifflett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Shifflett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Steve Shifflett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Shifflett

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
38.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
34.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Shifflett

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Shifflett

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Steve Shifflett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Shifflett
Career
Per 600 PA