Joe Berry vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Mel Parnell

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125
34.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Mel Parnell

Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Mel Parnell

Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
985.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
20.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
96.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
111.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
16.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
103.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100