Mel Queen vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole 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 4.79 and 1.616 for Steve Toole. 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 Steve Toole

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.94
50.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
9.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
41.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
35.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Toole

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Steve Toole

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
169.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.31
67.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100