Mike DeJean vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Mike DeJean
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike DeJean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Parnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.3 and 1.590 for Mike DeJean. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike DeJean and Mel Parnell

Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
9.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
6.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2765
39.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.72
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2394
34.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Mike DeJean and Mel Parnell

Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
8.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.09
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.05
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike DeJean and Mel Parnell

Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
18933.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
2.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-44.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.7
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100