Mel Queen vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Sparks 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 6.75 and 2.250 for Steve Sparks. 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 Steve Sparks

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
33.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Sparks

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Sparks

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