Rube Benton vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Benton posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Rube Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.265 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Rube Benton 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 Rube Benton and Mel Parnell

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
1.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.79
69.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Mel Parnell

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
10.91
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
13.62
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
13.22
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Mel Parnell

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
96.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
79.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
40.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.23
19.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100