John Burke vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

John Burke
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 John Burke. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.835). 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 John Burke and Mel Parnell

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
12.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
43.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.835
1.835
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
38.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for John Burke and Mel Parnell

John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burke and Mel Parnell

John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
756.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
17.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
17.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
John Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100