Doc Bracken vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American 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 Doc Bracken. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.52) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.774). 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 Doc Bracken and Mel Parnell

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Mel Parnell

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Mel Parnell

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
282.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
12.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100