Mel Queen vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Smith 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 9 and 3.000 for Al Smith. 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 Al Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.16
13.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Al Smith

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

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Al Smith

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