Mel Queen vs. Drew Sommers — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Sommers
Gen ZIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Sommers 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 18 and 3.333 for Drew Sommers. 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 Drew Sommers

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.15
21.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Drew Sommers

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Drew Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Drew Sommers

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