Mel Queen vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willis 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 3.39 and 1.417 for Jim Willis. 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 Jim Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.01
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.75
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.829
0.829
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
39.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.56
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.06
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Jim Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Jim Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
1012.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-41.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA