Mel Queen vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Mel Queen. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 3.14) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.286). By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Ford Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ford Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.57
30.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ford Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA