Ren Deagle vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ren Deagle
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Deagle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Deagle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.155 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Ren Deagle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ren Deagle and Mel Parnell

Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1116
37.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.91
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
35.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ren Deagle and Mel Parnell

Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ren Deagle and Mel Parnell

Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
35
161.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
590.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
55.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
10.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
55.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
92.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-7.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Deagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ren Deagle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100