Wayland Dean vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Wayland Dean. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.87) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.538). 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 Wayland Dean and Mel Parnell

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
10.36
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
40.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
36.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Wayland Dean and Mel Parnell

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayland Dean and Mel Parnell

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
362.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
560
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
134.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100