Mike Brown vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Mike Brown
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Mike Brown. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.75) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.691). 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 Mike Brown and Mel Parnell

Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.85
68.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
11.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
41.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
6.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
36.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Mike Brown and Mel Parnell

Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.85
68.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Brown and Mel Parnell

Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
600
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100