Chad Bettis vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Chad Bettis
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 Chad Bettis. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.12) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.497). 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 Chad Bettis and Mel Parnell

Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
5.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
3.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
6.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
39.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
5.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
35.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Chad Bettis and Mel Parnell

Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bettis and Mel Parnell

Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
575.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
142
495.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
3.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
73.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.07
-17.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
226.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
59.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100