Mel Queen vs. Bill Wilson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Wilson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wilson 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 4.22 and 1.481 for Bill Wilson. 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 Bill Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
7.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.57
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
38.69
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
33.56
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
33.28
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
6.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.95
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.88
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Bill Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
4130.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
3.81
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-19.12
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
41.31
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0