Mel Queen vs. Josh Simpson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Simpson
Gen ZConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Simpson 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 7.34 and 1.891 for Josh Simpson. 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 Josh Simpson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.891
1.891
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
44.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
36.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Josh Simpson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.097
0.097
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Josh Simpson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Josh Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA