Mel Queen vs. Bill Wertz — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Wertz
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wertz 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 4.08 and 1.531 for Bill Wertz. 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 Bill Wertz

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
8.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
40.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Wertz

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Wertz

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Wertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Wertz
Career
Per 600 PA