Walt Doan vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Walt Doan
Lost GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Doan built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Doan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.56 and WHIP 2.206 compared to 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. By the career numbers, Walt Doan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Doan and Harley Parker

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
16.28
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
13.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.28
16.28
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.13
13.13
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
43.68
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
42.14
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.37
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.749
1.749
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
39.13
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Walt Doan and Harley Parker

Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.08
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.62
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.15
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.54
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Doan and Harley Parker

Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
333.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
42.15
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
41.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA