Mel Queen vs. Deke White — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Deke White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Deke White 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 9.87 and 1.731 for Deke White. 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 Deke White

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.83
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
42.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
34.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Deke White

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Deke White

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-5.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA