Mel Queen vs. Jim St. Vrain — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim St. Vrain
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim St. Vrain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim St. Vrain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Jim St. Vrain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Jim St. Vrain

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
8.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
36.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
33.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Jim St. Vrain

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Jim St. Vrain

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
12
211.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
10.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-2.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA