Max Butcher vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Max Butcher and Mel Parnell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mel Parnell had the edge in ERA (3.5 vs 3.73). 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 Max Butcher and Mel Parnell

Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.26
47.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.56
68.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
3.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7761
39.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7157
36.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Max Butcher and Mel Parnell

Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Butcher and Mel Parnell

Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
316.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
649
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
552.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
110
101.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
95
87.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21.64
20
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
127
117.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
126
116.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
43
39.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
37
34.21
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
79
73.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16.87
15.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
14.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
85.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100