Stew Bolen vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Stew Bolen
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Stew Bolen. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 6.09) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.827). 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 Stew Bolen and Mel Parnell

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
11.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
42.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
36.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Stew Bolen and Mel Parnell

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bolen and Mel Parnell

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
30.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
33.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100