Mel Queen vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson 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 4.46 and 1.419 for Brad Thompson. 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 Brad Thompson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Brad Thompson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.93
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Brad Thompson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
19.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100