Mel Queen vs. Tex Wilson — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tex Wilson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Tex 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 14.73 and 2.182 for Tex 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 Tex Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
14.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.3
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
49.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.18
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
14.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
46.64
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Tex Wilson

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

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Tex Wilson

Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
539.02
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.77
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Tex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA