Pete Alexander vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Pete Alexander posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.121 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander 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 Pete Alexander and Mel Parnell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
3.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Mel Parnell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Mel Parnell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
89.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
276
83.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
7.16
7.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100