Mel Queen vs. Steve Stemle — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Stemle
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Stemle 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 8.64 and 1.920 for Steve Stemle. 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 Stemle

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
42.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Stemle

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Stemle

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA