Mel Queen vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay 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 5.49 and 1.653 for Clay 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 Clay Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Clay Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Clay Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA