Lou Brissie vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Lou Brissie
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Lou Brissie. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.07) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.468). 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 Lou Brissie and Mel Parnell

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
4.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2693
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3948
39.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
4.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
34.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Lou Brissie and Mel Parnell

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Brissie and Mel Parnell

Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
440.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
319
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
554.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
126.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
114.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
15.02
28.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
139.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
43
80.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.52
32.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
43.26
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.87
13.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lou Brissie
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100