Mel Queen vs. Cole Sulser — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Sulser
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sulser 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 3.51 and 1.311 for Cole Sulser. 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 Cole Sulser

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
7.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
37.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
32.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Cole Sulser

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
8.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Cole Sulser

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Cole Sulser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Cole Sulser
Career
Per 600 PA