Buster Brown vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Buster Brown
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Buster Brown posted a stronger line than Mel Parnell. Buster Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.21 vs 3.5) and home runs allowed (0.22 per nine innings vs 0.53). By the career numbers, Buster Brown 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 Buster Brown and Mel Parnell

Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.12
33.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.51
70.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4355
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
8.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
3.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
3.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6029
37.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5339
33.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Buster Brown and Mel Parnell

Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
4.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.175
2.175
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Brown and Mel Parnell

Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
253.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
557
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
562.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
95
102.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
62
66.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.37
33.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
151.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
114
122.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
38
40.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
58
62.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.6
29.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
19.39
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
139
149.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
4.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100