Fred Doe vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Fred Doe
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Doe 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 9 and 2.300 for Fred Doe. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Doe and Mel Parnell

Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
47.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.7
47.7
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Fred Doe and Mel Parnell

Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Doe and Mel Parnell

Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.46
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.8
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.13
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100