Ray Boyd vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ray Boyd
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ray Boyd posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Ray Boyd posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.5) and WHIP (1.269 vs 1.413). By the career numbers, Ray Boyd 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 Ray Boyd and Mel Parnell

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
38.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
34.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ray Boyd and Mel Parnell

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
2.3
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
8.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
10.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Boyd and Mel Parnell

Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
17.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
18.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ray Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100