George Bradley vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

George Bradley
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and George Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Bradley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.090 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, George Bradley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Bradley and Mel Parnell

George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.25
53.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8820
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2940
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3009
9.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
2.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12377
37.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
5.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12181
37.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for George Bradley and Mel Parnell

George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15534
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
1.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
1.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
3.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
3.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.88
85.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.933
2.933
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Bradley and Mel Parnell

George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
148.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2298
600
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
729
600
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2258
589.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
135.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
107.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
16.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
9.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
27.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158.6
41.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
174.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
145.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
71.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
44.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
115.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177.03
46.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
10.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
39.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
15.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
George Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100