Ken Ash vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Mel Parnell

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Mel Parnell

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Mel Parnell

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100