Steve Avery vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Steve Avery. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.19) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 0.86). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell 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 Steve Avery and Mel Parnell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Mel Parnell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Mel Parnell

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100