Ron Diorio vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ron Diorio
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Diorio as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Diorio posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 3.5 and 1.413 for Mel Parnell. By the career numbers, Ron Diorio had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Diorio and Mel Parnell

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
11.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.5
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.85
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
37.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7547
38.75
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.09
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
33.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ron Diorio and Mel Parnell

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
11.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.65
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Diorio and Mel Parnell

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
600
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
108.64
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.35
28.28
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
128.4
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
134.16
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.85
28.69
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100