Mel Queen vs. Matt Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Matt Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Matt Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.171
0.171
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Matt Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA