Richard Bleier vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison
Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Richard Bleier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Richard Bleier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Richard Bleier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Richard Bleier and Mel Parnell
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
37.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
34.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Fielding Stats for Richard Bleier and Mel Parnell
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.3
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
10.91
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
13.62
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
13.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.9
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Richard Bleier and Mel Parnell
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
335
201000
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7