Mel Queen vs. Sammy Solis — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sammy Solis
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Sammy Solis 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 4.51 and 1.426 for Sammy Solis. 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 Sammy Solis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
8.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
39.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
34.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Sammy Solis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Sammy Solis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
16920
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.95
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Sammy Solis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Sammy Solis
Career
Per 600 PA