Tommy Byrne vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Tommy Byrne. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.11) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.604). 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 Tommy Byrne and Mel Parnell

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.19
55.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.5
60.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
4.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
4.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Mel Parnell

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
3.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.88
13.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Mel Parnell

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
345.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
655
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
550.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
126
115.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100