Norm Angelini vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Norm Angelini
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Angelini as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Angelini posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.780 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Norm Angelini had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Angelini and Mel Parnell

Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
12.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.932
1.932
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
40.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
30.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Norm Angelini and Mel Parnell

Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
12.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Angelini and Mel Parnell

Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Angelini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Angelini
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100