Ray Benge vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ray Benge
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Ray Benge. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.52) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.480). 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 Ray Benge and Mel Parnell

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.72
43.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.97
71.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5626
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
2.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8278
39.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
5.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7650
36.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ray Benge and Mel Parnell

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Benge and Mel Parnell

Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
300
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
659
560.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
124
105.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
95.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
25.19
21.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
136
115.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
137
116.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
45
38.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
38
32.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
83
70.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
23.85
20.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
58.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100