Heinie Berger vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Heinie Berger posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Heinie Berger posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.6 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.135 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Heinie Berger 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 Heinie Berger and Mel Parnell

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
5.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Heinie Berger and Mel Parnell

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.09
94.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heinie Berger and Mel Parnell

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
90
241.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
551.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
27
72.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
16.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
101.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
32
85.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
23
61.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
2.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
198.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100