Mel Queen vs. Jay Tessmer — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Tessmer
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Tessmer 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 7.71 and 1.843 for Jay Tessmer. 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 Jay Tessmer

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
42.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
37.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.81
42.81

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Jay Tessmer

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.046
0.046
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Jay Tessmer

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jay Tessmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jay Tessmer
Career
Per 600 PA