Jose Alvarez vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mel Parnell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mel Parnell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Mel Parnell

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100