Lou Ciola vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Ciola built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Ciola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.56 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. By the career numbers, Lou Ciola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Ciola and Harley Parker

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.664
0.664
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
41.84
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
42.14
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.8
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
37.1
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and Harley Parker

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and Harley Parker

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
400
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
572.31
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.97
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.22
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA