What years did Mel Queen play?

Mel Queen played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1952.

Was Mel Queen a pitcher?

Yes. Mel Queen pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 328 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mel Queen hit?

Mel Queen hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

What was Mel Queen's career batting average?

Mel Queen batted .104 over his career, with 17 hits in 164 at bats.

How many RBI did Mel Queen have?

Mel Queen drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Mel Queen's career ERA?

Mel Queen finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 27-40 with 328 strikeouts.

Mel Queen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1942-1952)

Mel Queen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1952 for the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 11 seasons. Across 146 career appearances, he went 27-40 with a 5.09 ERA and 328 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 27–40

ERA 5.09

WHIP 1.61

SO 328

Pitcher PIV -10036.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 204 lb
Born: 3/4/1918 in Maxwell, PA, USA
Died: 4/4/1982 in Fort Smith, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1942-04-18
Last Game: 1952-05-01

Full name: Melvin Joseph Queen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mel Queen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	40	146	77	15	3	1	556.2	567	315	68	329	328	5.09	-10036.7

Career ERA 5.09 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 32.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mel Queen (b. 1918) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1942	NYA	AL	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	0	3	0	0.00	—	0.0
1944	NYA	AL	6	3	10	10	4	1	0	81.2	68	30	34	30	3.31	3.57 (+8%)	-1569.8
1946	NYA	AL	1	1	14	3	1	0	0	30.1	40	22	21	26	6.53	3.59 (-82%)	-163.2
1947	NYA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	7	4	2	9.45	—	0.0
1947	PIT	NL	3	7	14	12	2	0	0	74.0	70	33	51	34	4.01	3.97 (-1%)	-2440.1
1948	PIT	NL	4	4	25	8	0	0	1	66.1	82	49	40	34	6.65	4.10 (-62%)	-1919.9
1950	PIT	NL	5	14	33	21	4	1	0	120.1	135	80	73	76	5.98	4.36 (-37%)	-2336.1
1951	PIT	NL	7	9	39	21	4	1	0	168.1	149	83	99	123	4.44	4.04 (-10%)	-1607.5
1952	PIT	NL	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.1	8	11	4	3	29.70	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			27	40	146	77	15	3	1	556.2	567	315	329	328	5.09	—	-10,037

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mel Queen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
146	164	10	17	3	0	0	4	0	2	36	.104	.114	.122	.236	0

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 60.1% below league average.

Career OBP .114 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career SLG .122 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Career OPS .236 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mel Queen (b. 1918) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1942	NYA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NYA	AL	10	31	5	6	3	2	0	11	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	NYA	AL	14	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NYA	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PIT	NL	14	26	1	2	0	1	0	6	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PIT	NL	25	17	0	1	0	0	0	2	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	PIT	NL	33	35	0	2	0	0	1	6	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	PIT	NL	39	47	4	5	0	1	1	8	.106	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PIT	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			146	164	10	17	3	4	2	36	.104	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mel Queen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	84	87	8	11	0	4	.126
Away	62	77	2	6	0	0	.078

Pitching — Home / Away

Mel Queen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	84	311.1	308	175	196	179	5.06
Away	62	245.1	259	139	135	151	5.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mel Queen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1952-05-01	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1952-04-19	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1951-09-25	PIT	CHC	W	1	0	0	1
1951-09-15	PIT	BRO	W	2	0	0	2
1951-09-08	PIT	STL	L	2	0	1	0
1951-09-05	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1951-09-03	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	1
1951-08-27	PIT	BRO	L	2	0	0	0
1951-08-22	PIT	BSN	L	2	0	1	0
1951-08-17	PIT	CHC	W	4	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mel Queen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-05-01	PIT	NY1	L	2.0	4	7	6	3	1	0
1952-04-19	PIT	CIN	L	1.1	4	5	5	1	2	2
1951-09-25	PIT	CHC	W	6.0	6	3	3	3	5	0
1951-09-15	PIT	BRO	W	6.0	6	3	3	4	6	2
1951-09-08	PIT	STL	L	7.0	7	4	4	5	2	0
1951-09-05	PIT	CIN	—	3.2	0	0	0	5	7	0
1951-09-03	PIT	CHC	—	6.0	6	7	2	2	4	1
1951-08-27	PIT	BRO	L	7.0	6	4	4	2	4	2
1951-08-22	PIT	BSN	—	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	1
1951-08-17	PIT	CHC	W	9.0	3	3	3	7	9	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mel Queen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	146	0	27	51	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mel Queen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1942	NYA	P	4	0	2	0	0
1944	NYA	P	10	1	7	0	0
1946	NYA	P	14	2	2	0	0
1947	NYA	P	5	0	0	0	0
1947	PIT	P	14	5	7	1	1
1948	PIT	P	25	6	8	1	0
1950	PIT	P	33	9	13	0	0
1951	PIT	P	39	4	12	1	2
1952	PIT	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Mel Queen (b. 1918) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	146

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Mel Queen: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mel Queen's first major league game on April 18, 1942; the last one listed came on May 1, 1952. By club, Queen's seasons break down as the New York Yankees (1942 to 1947) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1947 to 1952). At 6-foot-0 and 204 pounds, Queen is listed as a pitcher. Queen batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Queen was born on March 4, 1918, in Maxwell, PA, USA. The bio records the death on April 4, 1982, in Fort Smith, AR, USA. Queen's full given name, per the bio, is Melvin Joseph Queen.

Queen pitched in 146 games, starting 77, and finished with a 27-40 record and 5.09 ERA. Also on Queen's record: 328 strikeouts and 15 complete games. Against a 3.85 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.09 mark was 32.2% worse. 1951 brought Queen a season-high 7 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.44 in 1951, when the league's was 4.04.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mel Queen

What years did Mel Queen play?: Mel Queen played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1952.
Was Mel Queen a pitcher?: Yes. Mel Queen pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 328 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mel Queen hit?: Mel Queen hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.
What was Mel Queen's career batting average?: Mel Queen batted .104 over his career, with 17 hits in 164 at bats.
How many RBI did Mel Queen have?: Mel Queen drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Mel Queen's career ERA?: Mel Queen finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 27-40 with 328 strikeouts.