Mel Queen vs. Gary Wilson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wilson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary 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 5.02 and 1.256 for Gary 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 Gary Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
38.3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
33.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Gary Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.28
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.86
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.81
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Gary Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
98.36
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Gary Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA