Jim Bouton vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Bouton and Mel Parnell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Bouton carried a career ERA of 3.57 against Mel Parnell's 3.5. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Bouton and Mel Parnell — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Mel Parnell

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
3.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
5.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
4.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Mel Parnell

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
2.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Mel Parnell

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
394
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
52
79.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
31.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
44.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.35
-9.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100