Mel Queen vs. Walt Tauscher — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Tauscher
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Tauscher 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 5.66 and 1.645 for Walt Tauscher. 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 Walt Tauscher

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
11.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
40.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
36.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Walt Tauscher

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.739
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Walt Tauscher

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1725
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
11.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
10.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Walt Tauscher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Walt Tauscher
Career
Per 600 PA