Mel Queen vs. Troy Taylor — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Taylor
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Taylor 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 5.88 and 1.500 for Troy Taylor. 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 Troy Taylor

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
10.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
40.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Troy Taylor

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.035
0.035
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Troy Taylor

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA