Mel Queen vs. Pat Whitaker — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Whitaker
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Whitaker 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 3.91 and 1.435 for Pat Whitaker. 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 Pat Whitaker

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
40.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Pat Whitaker

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Pat Whitaker

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Pat Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Pat Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA