Mel Queen vs. Zak Shinall — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zak Shinall
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Zak Shinall 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 3.38 and 2.250 for Zak Shinall. 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 Zak Shinall

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Zak Shinall

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Zak Shinall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zak Shinall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Zak Shinall

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