Ed Bauta vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ed Bauta
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Bauta 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 4.35 and 1.517 for Ed Bauta. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bauta and Mel Parnell

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
39.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
34.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Bauta and Mel Parnell

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
5.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bauta and Mel Parnell

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
3233.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
12.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100