Tom Acker vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Mel Parnell

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Mel Parnell

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Mel Parnell

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100