Mel Queen vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Mickey Welch

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4588
8.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20308
38.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Mickey Welch

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
0.47
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Mickey Welch

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100