Bernie Boland vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bernie Boland posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Bernie Boland posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.25 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.278 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Bernie Boland 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 Bernie Boland and Mel Parnell

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
56.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and Mel Parnell

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and Mel Parnell

Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
351.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
369
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
58.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
13.32
21.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
76
123.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
40
65.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
9.85
16.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
134.96
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100