Mel Queen vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack 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 4.56 and 1.439 for Jack 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 Jack Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
39.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Jack Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Jack Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA