Mel Queen vs. Steve Swetonic — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Swetonic
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Queen and Steve Swetonic are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Queen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 3.81) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.376). Steve Swetonic had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.51 per nine innings vs 0.83). By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Swetonic

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.68
50.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2566
38.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
35.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Swetonic

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Swetonic

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
135
373.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
553
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
34
94.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
25
69.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
9.23
25.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
10
27.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
28
77.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
21.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
77.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Steve Swetonic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Swetonic
Career
Per 600 PA