Mel Queen vs. Fred Waters — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Waters
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Waters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Waters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Fred Waters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Fred Waters

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.89
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
8.84
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
39.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
34.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Fred Waters

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Fred Waters

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
714.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.72
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-28.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA