Steve Davis vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Steve Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Steve Davis. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 6.44) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.727). 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 Steve Davis and Mel Parnell

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.02
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
40.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
35.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Steve Davis and Mel Parnell

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Davis and Mel Parnell

Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
600
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100