Mel Queen vs. Thad Tillotson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Thad Tillotson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Thad Tillotson 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 4.06 and 1.482 for Thad Tillotson. 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 Thad Tillotson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
9.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
39.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
35.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Thad Tillotson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Thad Tillotson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1500
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-14.68
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
390
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA