How Mel Parnell's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Mel Parnell totaled 36 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1950, posting 8, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 5.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 2 in 1954 to 2 in 1955 and 0 in 1956, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mel Parnell Lifetime Games Finished

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Mel Parnell Games Finished Per Season

Mel Parnell's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mel Parnell Games Finished per season line chart

Mel Parnell Games Finished by Team

Mel Parnell's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mel Parnell career Games Finished by team bar chart

Mel Parnell Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Mel Parnell's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mel Parnell Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Parnell Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Parnell's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mel Parnell Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Parnell Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Parnell's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mel Parnell Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table