Mel Queen vs. Hunter Strickland — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hunter Strickland
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Hunter Strickland 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 3.39 and 1.253 for Hunter Strickland. 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 Hunter Strickland

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.98
50.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
7.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
8.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
37.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
3.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1748
33.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.67
37.67

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Hunter Strickland

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
9.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Hunter Strickland

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
99800
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Hunter Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Hunter Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA