Mel Queen vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams 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 3.65 and 1.620 for Mitch Williams. 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 Mitch Williams

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
7.76
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
7.07
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Mitch Williams

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Mitch Williams

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
96.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.42
28.36
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
121.97
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
137.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
49.18
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.59
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.65
24.89
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA