Ed Donnelly vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mel Parnell posted a stronger line than Ed Donnelly. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.03) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.534). By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mel Parnell

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mel Parnell

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Mel Parnell

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
286.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.69
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100