Mel Queen vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom 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 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom 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 Tom Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Tom Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Tom Thomas

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA