Mel Queen vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Queen and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Queen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 3.38) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.375). Rufus Smith had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.83). By the career numbers, Mel Queen 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 Rufus Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Rufus Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Rufus Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA