Mel Queen vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Smith
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie 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 9 and 1.714 for Willie 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 Willie Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Willie Smith

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Willie Smith

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