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Mel Queen

Melvin Douglas Queen

Positions: Pitcher, Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 189 lb.

Born: March 26, 1942 in Johnson City, NY
High School: San Luis Obispo HS (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1964
Teams (by GP): Reds/Angels 1964-1972

Final Game: July 21, 1972
Died: May 11, 2011 in Morro Bay, CA
Cremated
Relatives: Son of Mel Queen and Brother-In-Law of Jim Lonborg
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1966 24 CIN NL 0 0 6.43 7 0 4 0 0 1 7.0 11 5 5 0 6 0 9 0 0 0 37 65 2.429 14.1 0.0 7.7 11.6 1.50
1967 25 CIN NL 14 8 .636 2.76 31 24 4 6 2 0 195.2 155 69 60 17 52 5 154 6 0 9 790 137 1.058 7.1 0.8 2.4 7.1 2.96
1968 26 CIN NL 0 1 .000 5.89 5 4 0 0 0 0 18.1 25 15 12 7 6 4 20 0 0 0 83 55 1.691 12.3 3.4 2.9 9.8 3.33
1969 27 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 2.25 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 3 3 2 3 0 7 1 0 1 47 172 0.833 5.3 1.5 2.3 5.3 2.33
1970 28 CAL AL 3 6 .333 4.20 34 3 17 0 0 9 60.0 58 28 28 5 28 6 44 5 0 0 265 86 1.433 8.7 0.8 4.2 6.6 1.57
1971 29 CAL AL 2 2 .500 1.78 44 0 18 0 0 4 65.2 49 17 13 3 29 6 53 8 1 6 275 182 1.188 6.7 0.4 4.0 7.3 1.83
1972 30 CAL AL 0 0 4.35 17 0 8 0 0 0 31.0 31 17 15 2 19 1 19 3 0 1 143 68 1.613 9.0 0.6 5.5 5.5 1.00
7 Yrs 20 17 .541 3.14 140 33 51 6 2 14 389.2 336 154 136 36 143 22 306 23 1 17 1640 114 1.229 7.8 0.8 3.3 7.1 2.14
162 Game Avg. 8 7 .541 3.14 55 13 20 2 1 6 153 132 61 53 14 56 9 120 9 0 7 645 114 1.229 7.8 0.8 3.3 7.1 2.14
CIN (4 yrs) 15 9 .625 3.09 45 30 8 6 2 1 233.0 198 92 80 26 67 9 190 7 0 10 957 122 1.137 7.6 1.0 2.6 7.3 2.84
CAL (3 yrs) 5 8 .385 3.22 95 3 43 0 0 13 156.2 138 62 56 10 76 13 116 16 1 7 683 104 1.366 7.9 0.6 4.4 6.7 1.53
NL (4 yrs) 15 9 .625 3.09 45 30 8 6 2 1 233.0 198 92 80 26 67 9 190 7 0 10 957 122 1.137 7.6 1.0 2.6 7.3 2.84
AL (3 yrs) 5 8 .385 3.22 95 3 43 0 0 13 156.2 138 62 56 10 76 13 116 16 1 7 683 104 1.366 7.9 0.6 4.4 6.7 1.53

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1966 24 CIN NL 7.0 7 0 5 6.43 4.46 -0.32 -0.18 105.5 4.85 -1 -0.1 .7 0.0 -0.1 -0 .479 .499 $
1967 25 CIN NL 195.2 31 24 69 3.17 3.92 -0.07 0.04 110.4 4.45 25 3.2 1.4 -0.1 4.8 47 .603 .520 $10,000
1968 26 CIN NL 18.1 5 4 15 7.36 3.46 -0.21 0.03 109.0 4.02 -7 -0.8 .5 0.0 -0.6 -5 .347 .495 $
1969 27 CIN NL 12.0 2 2 3 2.25 4.31 -0.07 0.07 99.3 4.42 3 0.3 -0.0 0.4 4 .673 .502 $
1970 28 CAL AL 60.0 34 3 28 4.20 4.18 0.36 -0.11 100.2 3.71 -3 -0.3 1.5 -0.2 0.1 3 .491 .498 $12,000
1971 29 CAL AL 65.2 44 0 17 2.33 3.91 0.11 -0.17 92.4 3.35 8 0.9 1.4 0.1 1.5 14 .520 .505 $
1972 30 CAL AL 31.0 17 0 17 4.94 3.66 0.06 -0.16 95.0 3.27 -6 -0.7 .2 0.2 -0.2 -3 .461 .496 $
7 Seasons 389.2 140 33 154 3.56 3.94 0.03 -0.04 104.1 4.04 19 2.5 1.2 0.1 5.9 59 .518 .502 $22,000
CIN (4 yrs) 233.0 45 30 92 3.55 3.92 -0.09 0.03 109.6 4.43 20 2.6 1.0 -0.1 4.5 45 .558 .504 $10,000
CAL (3 yrs) 156.2 95 3 62 3.56 3.96 0.20 -0.14 95.9 3.47 -1 -0.1 1.2 0.1 1.4 13 .499 .500 $12,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1966 24 CIN NL 7 37 30 5 11 2 1 0 0 0 6 9 .367 .459 .500 .959 .500 15 1 0 0 1 0 0
1967 25 CIN NL 31 790 722 69 155 32 6 17 5 2 52 154 .215 .271 .346 .617 .248 250 8 6 4 6 5 7
1968 26 CIN NL 5 83 75 15 25 6 0 7 2 1 6 20 .333 .383 .693 1.076 .375 52 1 0 2 0 4 1
1969 27 CIN NL 2 47 43 3 7 1 0 2 1 0 3 7 .163 .234 .326 .560 .147 14 1 1 0 0 0 2
1970 28 CAL AL 34 265 222 28 58 12 0 5 2 2 28 44 .261 .354 .383 .737 .303 85 3 5 8 2 6 1
1971 29 CAL AL 44 275 231 17 49 9 0 3 3 1 29 53 .212 .319 .290 .609 .260 67 3 8 5 2 6 1
1972 30 CAL AL 17 143 117 17 31 3 1 2 1 1 19 19 .265 .376 .359 .735 .296 42 2 3 2 2 1 0
7 Yrs 140 1640 1440 154 336 65 8 36 14 7 143 306 .233 .310 .365 .675 .270 525 19 23 21 13 22 12
162 Game Avg. 55 645 566 61 132 26 3 14 6 3 56 120 .233 .310 .365 .675 .270 206 7 9 8 5 9 5
MLB Averages .247 .313 .366 .679 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1966 24 CIN NL -1.4 -0.1 37 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .44 -0.3 0.4 -2.9 -0.3 0.44 -3.2 1 0 5
1967 25 CIN NL 19.7 2.2 808 1.8 14.5 -12.7 .98 1.9 -0.1 20.5 2.2 0.98 20.7 4 2 1
1968 26 CIN NL -5.6 -0.6 86 -0.8 1.3 -2.2 .90 -1.2 0.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.90 -10.5 0 0 1
1969 27 CIN NL 2.3 0.3 49 0.2 0.9 -0.7 .91 0.2 -0.0 2.4 0.3 0.91 2.2 0 0 0
1970 28 CAL AL -2.3 -0.2 270 -0.4 4.7 -5.1 1.16 -0.2 -0.2 -2.5 -0.3 1.16 -1.3 13 6 12
1971 29 CAL AL 10.3 1.1 287 -0.1 4.2 -4.3 .87 0.7 -0.8 6.7 0.8 0.87 7.6 18 6 16
1972 30 CAL AL -5.0 -0.6 147 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .08 -0.2 -1.6 -8.6 -1.0 0.08 -7.2 0 0 14
7 Yrs 18.0 2.1 1684 0.5 25.9 -25.4 .89 1.0 -0.4 8.0 0.9 0.89 8.3 36 14 49

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1967 25 CIN NL 31 24 11 7 6 1 2 12 12 .500 0 1 6 2 16 67% 60.9 91 34 19 7 2 9 3.2 3.7 7.2
1968 26 CIN NL 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0 1 25% 42.0 61 23 4 1 0 4 6.1 1.8 4.1
1969 27 CIN NL 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 1 0 0 0 2 100% 61.0 71 51 0 0 0 2 9.0 8.3 6.0
1970 28 CAL AL 34 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 1 33% 47.3 66 26 13 1 2 1 2.1 3.9 4.8
4 Yrs 72 33 13 9 11 1 2 16 16 .500 1 3 6 2 20 61% 57 91 23 36 9 4 16 3.8 3.8 6.5
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 116 -3 3.9 3.9 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1966 24 CIN NL 7 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 4 3 75% 8 .437 1 0 5 2 0 5 2 5 1 3 1 0 3.0
1967 25 CIN NL 31 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 8 .975 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 5 5 0 5 0 9.6
1968 26 CIN NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .904 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1970 28 CAL AL 34 31 17 2 5 12 9 3 75% 12 0 22 5 23% 9 1.162 13 6 12 12 5 14 13 18 15 9 15 3 4.4
1971 29 CAL AL 44 44 18 2 2 7 4 3 57% 9 2 43 20 47% 9 .873 18 6 16 9 8 27 21 23 21 12 21 6 4.5
1972 30 CAL AL 17 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 8 42% 7 .078 0 0 14 1 0 16 10 7 12 2 13 2 5.5
6 Yrs 138 107 51 7 8 20 14 6 70% 23 3 92 36 39% .892 36 14 49 26 16 65 48 59 55 26 56 11 4.9

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1966 24 CIN NL 37 76% 0.0% 24.3% 16.2% 8.1% 27% 0.86 59% 12 1 8%
1967 25 CIN NL 790 58% 2.2% 19.5% 6.6% 7.0% 36% 0.77 71% 115 8 7%
1968 26 CIN NL 83 64% 8.4% 24.1% 7.2% 15.7% 52% 1.06 58% 7 1 14%
1969 27 CIN NL 47 72% 4.3% 14.9% 6.4% 6.4% 43% 0.61 72% 7 1 14%
1970 28 CAL AL 265 65% 1.9% 16.6% 10.6% 6.4% 29% 0.49 66% 55 3 5%
1971 29 CAL AL 275 67% 1.1% 19.3% 10.6% 4.4% 25% 0.72 64% 65 3 5%
1972 30 CAL AL 143 55% 1.4% 13.3% 13.3% 4.2% 19% 0.83 69% 26 2 8%
7 Yrs 1640 61% 2.2% 18.7% 8.7% 6.7% 32% 0.72 68% 287 19 7%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.4% 8.4% 6.0% 27% 1.11 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1966 24 CIN NL 37 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 60% 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1967 25 CIN NL 790 155 17 0 2 12 5 8 9 27 11 8 41% 7 9 0 255 5 2 71% 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
1968 26 CIN NL 83 25 7 0 1 5 2 6 1 7 1 3 14% 1 0 0 21 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 CIN NL 47 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1970 28 CAL AL 265 58 5 0 9 5 0 1 4 22 12 2 55% 1 0 1 103 2 2 50% 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0
1971 29 CAL AL 275 49 3 0 22 1 2 2 1 28 11 6 39% 1 6 0 106 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
1972 30 CAL AL 143 31 2 0 7 0 2 1 1 11 6 2 55% 0 1 1 68 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 Yrs 1640 336 36 0 43 25 11 18 18 100 44 21 44% 12 17 2 585 14 7 67% 13 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 49 0
MLB Averages 49% 62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1966 24 0 0 6.43 7 0 4 0 0 1 7.0 11 5 5 0 6 0 9 0 0 0 37 65 2.429 14.1 0.0 7.7 11.6 1.50 65
1967 25 14 8 .636 2.89 38 24 8 6 2 1 202.2 166 74 65 17 58 5 163 6 0 9 827 132 1.105 7.4 0.8 2.6 7.2 2.81 132
1968 26 14 9 .609 3.14 43 28 8 6 2 1 221.0 191 89 77 24 64 9 183 6 0 9 910 120 1.154 7.8 1.0 2.6 7.5 2.86 120
1969 27 15 9 .625 3.09 45 30 8 6 2 1 233.0 198 92 80 26 67 9 190 7 0 10 957 122 1.137 7.6 1.0 2.6 7.3 2.84 122
1970 28 18 15 .545 3.32 79 33 25 6 2 10 293.0 256 120 108 31 95 15 234 12 0 10 1222 113 1.198 7.9 1.0 2.9 7.2 2.46 113
1971 29 20 17 .541 3.04 123 33 43 6 2 14 358.2 305 137 121 34 124 21 287 20 1 16 1497 120 1.196 7.7 0.9 3.1 7.2 2.31 120
1972 30 20 17 .541 3.14 140 33 51 6 2 14 389.2 336 154 136 36 143 22 306 23 1 17 1640 114 1.229 7.8 0.8 3.3 7.1 2.14 114

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1966 24 0 0 6.43 7.0 11 6 5 0 6 9 0 2.429 14.1 7.7 11.6 1.50 0.0 7
1967 25 14 7 .667 2.92 191.0 157 69 62 17 53 151 6 1.099 7.4 2.5 7.1 2.85 0.8 31
1968 26 0 1 .000 8.44 16.0 27 17 15 8 6 18 0 2.063 15.2 3.4 10.1 3.00 4.5 5
1969 27 1 0 1.000 2.25 12.0 7 3 3 2 3 7 1 0.833 5.3 2.3 5.3 2.33 1.5 2
1970 28 3 3 .500 4.74 57.0 60 33 30 5 29 42 5 1.561 9.5 4.6 6.6 1.45 0.8 34
1971 29 4 2 .667 2.40 60.0 55 18 16 3 33 48 9 1.467 8.3 5.0 7.2 1.45 0.5 44
1972 30 1 2 .333 6.75 28.0 38 23 21 2 23 17 4 2.179 12.2 7.4 5.5 0.74 0.6 17
7 Yrs 23 15 .605 3.69 371.0 355 169 152 37 153 292 25 1.369 8.6 7.1 1.91 0.9 140

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1967 NL  4.8 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 NL  .636 (7th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1967 NL  1.058 (3rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  7.130 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1967 NL  2.962 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1967 NL  9 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 NL  6 (9th)
1971 AL  8 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1967 NL  137 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1967 NL  20 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1967 NL  2.2 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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