Mel Queen vs. Dick Strahs — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Strahs
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Strahs 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 5.65 and 1.674 for Dick Strahs. 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 Dick Strahs

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
42.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
37.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Strahs

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Strahs

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA