Mel Queen vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mel Queen and Joe Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Queen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.14 vs 4.63) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.568). Joe Willis had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.83). By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.23
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.57
23.57
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.54
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.54
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Joe Willis

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
529.18
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA