Norm Bass vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Norm Bass
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican 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 Norm Bass. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.32) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.616). 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 Norm Bass and Mel Parnell

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
5.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
9.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
40.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
35.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Norm Bass and Mel Parnell

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Bass and Mel Parnell

Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
444.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
552.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
13.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
67.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-9.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
323.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100