Joe Davenport vs. Rube Parnham — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Parnham
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Parnham built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.04 and 1.710 for Rube Parnham. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Rube Parnham

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9.84
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
38.61
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
33.06
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Rube Parnham

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Rube Parnham

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
35.4
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
33.03
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA