Mel Queen vs. Russ Springer — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Springer
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Springer 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 4.52 and 1.408 for Russ Springer. 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 Russ Springer

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
8.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3280
34.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Russ Springer

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.24
92.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.145
0.145
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Russ Springer

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
14322.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.74
-33.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
329.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Russ Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Russ Springer
Career
Per 600 PA