Clint Blume vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Mel Parnell

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Mel Parnell

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Mel Parnell

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100