Harry Byrd vs. William Parson — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and William Parson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and William Parson

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.68
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.77
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.12
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.14
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
39.96
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
40.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.81
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and William Parson

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.78
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.37
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.22
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.63
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.63
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.11
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.99
22.99
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and William Parson

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
385.57
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
463.64
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
540.21
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
4.85
4.85
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA