Tommy Boggs vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Tommy Boggs
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Boggs and Mel Parnell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 4.22). 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 Tommy Boggs and Mel Parnell

Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.46
82.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
4.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2518
38.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
34.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Tommy Boggs and Mel Parnell

Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.46
82.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Boggs and Mel Parnell

Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
430.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
558.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
94.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
17.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
29
109.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
98.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
8.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
139.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
4.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100