Jersey Bakley vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Jersey Bakley
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jersey Bakley 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 3.66 and 1.387 for Jersey Bakley. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jersey Bakley and Mel Parnell

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5348
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
9.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7887
39.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
6.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7286
36.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Jersey Bakley and Mel Parnell

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5520
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
2.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
2.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.64
86.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.096
2.096
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jersey Bakley and Mel Parnell

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
222
163.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
536.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
111
81.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
93
68.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.65
28.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
137
101.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
145.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
51.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
24.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
101
74.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.99
26.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
61.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
154
113.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
5.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100