Mel Queen vs. Junior Walsh — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh 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 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. 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 Junior Walsh

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
35.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Junior Walsh

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Junior Walsh

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
1443.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
15.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA