Lady Baldwin vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Parnell

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Parnell

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
2.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
2.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.63
92.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Mel Parnell

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
86.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100