Mel Queen vs. Burch Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Burch Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Burch 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 5.79 and 1.532 for Burch 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 Burch Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
5.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
10.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
40.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
35.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Burch Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Burch Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
8290.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-1.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA