Mel Queen vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins 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 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. 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 Ron Tompkins

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Ron Tompkins

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Ron Tompkins

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA