Mel Queen vs. Frank Williams — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Williams
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 3.14 and 1.286 for Mel Queen. By the career numbers, Frank Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Frank Williams

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
7.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.33
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
38.51
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Frank Williams

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.89
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Frank Williams

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
5708.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
78.69
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
17.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
137.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
20.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA