Luis Aloma vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Luis Aloma
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aloma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aloma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Luis Aloma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aloma and Mel Parnell

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
38.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
33.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Luis Aloma and Mel Parnell

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aloma and Mel Parnell

Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
1364.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
16.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
8.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Luis Aloma
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100