Mel Queen vs. Justin Slaten — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Slaten
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Slaten 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 3.43 and 1.063 for Justin Slaten. 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 Justin Slaten

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
7.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.142
1.142
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
36.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
33.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Justin Slaten

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Justin Slaten

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
80
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Justin Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Justin Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA