Kevin Beirne vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne 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 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Mel Parnell

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
34.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Mel Parnell

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Mel Parnell

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100