Mel Queen vs. William Sumrall — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
William Sumrall
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and William Sumrall 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 6 and 1.455 for William Sumrall. 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 William Sumrall

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
10.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
37.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and William Sumrall

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and William Sumrall

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-26.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA