Mel Queen vs. Dick Welteroth — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Welteroth
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Welteroth 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 6.48 and 1.980 for Dick Welteroth. 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 Dick Welteroth

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
6.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
9.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
7.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
43.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
35.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.42
43.42

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Welteroth

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Dick Welteroth

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
1741.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
12.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-6.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Dick Welteroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Welteroth
Career
Per 600 PA