How Mel Parnell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Mel Parnell posted a career WHIP of 1.41, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1949, posting 1.33, near the starting pitcher average of 1.44 that year. The highest point came in 1955 at 1.89, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.38 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.51 in 1954 to 1.89 in 1955 and 1.43 in 1956. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.

Mel Parnell Lifetime WHIP

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Mel Parnell
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Career1.411
Season Avg.1.411
162 Game Avg.1.411
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Mel Parnell WHIP Per Season

Mel Parnell's WHIP 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 WHIP per season line chart

Mel Parnell WHIP by Team

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

Mel Parnell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mel Parnell's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mel Parnell WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Mel Parnell WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mel Parnell's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mel Parnell WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mel Parnell's MLB career with WHIP 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 WHIP season-by-season breakdown table