Matt Barnes vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes 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 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Mel Parnell

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Mel Parnell

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
9.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Mel Parnell

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100