Mike Busby vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Busby 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 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Mel Parnell

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Mel Parnell

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Mel Parnell

Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100