Mel Queen vs. Kyle Waldrop — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle Waldrop
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Waldrop 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 3.62 and 1.608 for Kyle Waldrop. 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 Kyle Waldrop

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
40.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
35.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Kyle Waldrop

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Kyle Waldrop

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Kyle Waldrop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Kyle Waldrop
Career
Per 600 PA