Harry Betts vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Mel Parnell

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Mel Parnell

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Mel Parnell

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100