Tommy Byrne vs. William Parson — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne 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. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and William Parson

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
40.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5059
33.43
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and William Parson

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.37
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.89
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
3.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.63
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.11
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.88
13.88
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and William Parson

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
463.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
126
115.42
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA