Johnny Babich vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Johnny Babich
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Johnny Babich. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.93) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.481). 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 Johnny Babich and Mel Parnell

Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.68
77.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
9.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
39.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
5.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.481
1.481
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2393
36.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Johnny Babich and Mel Parnell

Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.473
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Babich and Mel Parnell

Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
565.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
31
83.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
18.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
41
109.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
42
112.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
24
64.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
10.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
168.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Babich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Johnny Babich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100