Mel Queen vs. Les Webber — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Les Webber
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Webber 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 4.19 and 1.470 for Les Webber. 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 Les Webber

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.23
16.23
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
9.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.19
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
35.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Les Webber

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.896
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Les Webber

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
705.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
111
508.4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
59.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
17.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
19
87.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
23
105.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
8.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
123.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100