Mel Queen vs. Dave Sisler — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Sisler
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sisler 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 4.33 and 1.531 for Dave Sisler. 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 Dave Sisler

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.89
23.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1969
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
8.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
5.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
4.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.102
1.102
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
39.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
4.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
34.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Dave Sisler

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.89
23.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Dave Sisler

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
752.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
197
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
159
484.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
25
76.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
70.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
18.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
28
85.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
40
121.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.21
18.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
146.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA