Mel Queen vs. Nelson Thomas — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson Thomas
UnknownThrows RightNewark EaglesNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.59 and WHIP 1.059 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Nelson Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Nelson Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
37.88
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
35.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
30.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Nelson Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Nelson Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
109.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
121.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Nelson Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Nelson Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA