Mel Queen vs. Dick Terwilliger — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Terwilliger
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Terwilliger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Terwilliger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Dick Terwilliger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Terwilliger

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Terwilliger

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Terwilliger

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dick Terwilliger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Terwilliger
Career
Per 600 PA