Mel Queen vs. Julian Tavarez — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats LeftCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Julian Tavarez 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 4.46 and 1.549 for Julian Tavarez. 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 Julian Tavarez

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
5.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.76
51.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4213
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1540
9.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6222
39.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
5.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5447
34.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Julian Tavarez

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
5.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4213
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Julian Tavarez

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
2957.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
140
500
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
8.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
60.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-3.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
60
214.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Julian Tavarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Julian Tavarez
Career
Per 600 PA