Paul Dean vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Paul Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Paul Dean and Mel Parnell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Paul Dean carried a career ERA of 3.72 against Mel Parnell's 3.5. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Paul Dean and Mel Parnell — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Dean and Mel Parnell

Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.99
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.52
59.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.72
54.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
787.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3345
38.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3149
36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Paul Dean and Mel Parnell

Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Dean and Mel Parnell

Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
348.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
40
87.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
35
76.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
42
91.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
4.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
6.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100