Mel Queen vs. Carl Thomas — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Thomas 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 7.45 and 1.862 for Carl Thomas. 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 Carl Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
43.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
33.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Carl Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Carl Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA