Mel Queen vs. Ed Sukla — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Sukla
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Sukla 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 5.26 and 1.383 for Ed Sukla. 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 Ed Sukla

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
35.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ed Sukla

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ed Sukla

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ed Sukla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Sukla
Career
Per 600 PA