Lance Davis vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Lance Davis. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.74) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.486). 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 Lance Davis and Mel Parnell

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.49
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Mel Parnell

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.47
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Mel Parnell

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
340.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
9.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100