Chris Brock vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Chris Brock
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.81 and 1.510 for Chris Brock. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Brock and Mel Parnell

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
9.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
39.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
5.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
35.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Chris Brock and Mel Parnell

Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.27
20.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Brock and Mel Parnell

Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
525
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
31.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
133.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
15
125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
29.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100