Mel Queen vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mel Queen and John Smoltz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Queen carried a career ERA of 3.14 against John Smoltz's 3.33. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Mel Queen and John Smoltz — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and John Smoltz

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
3.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
7.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and John Smoltz

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.57
30.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and John Smoltz

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
40.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60