Percy Bailey vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Percy Bailey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Percy Bailey and Mel Parnell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Percy Bailey carried a career ERA of 4.24 against Mel Parnell's 3.5. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Percy Bailey and Mel Parnell — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Percy Bailey and Mel Parnell

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.68
73.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
8.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
39.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
35.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Percy Bailey and Mel Parnell

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Bailey and Mel Parnell

Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
36.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
44.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Percy Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100