Carlos Diaz vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Carlos Diaz
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Diaz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Carlos Diaz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlos Diaz and Mel Parnell

Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
8.81
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
7.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
38.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.69
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
3.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
34.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Carlos Diaz and Mel Parnell

Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.24
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.74
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlos Diaz and Mel Parnell

Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
6317.65
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-37.88
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Carlos Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100