Babe Adams vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Babe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Babe Adams posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Babe Adams posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.76 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.092 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Babe Adams had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Babe Adams and Mel Parnell

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.08
58.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.65
73.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
8.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11947
35.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
3.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11470
34.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Babe Adams and Mel Parnell

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
10.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
14.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
10.91
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
16.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
13.62
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
15.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
13.22
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Adams and Mel Parnell

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
261.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1019
551.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
116.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
90.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.48
40.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
154.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
146.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
81.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.66
43.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
28.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
194
105.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.71
5.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100