Jim Donohue vs. Rube Parnham — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Parnham
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Parnham built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Parnham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.710 compared to 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Rube Parnham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Rube Parnham

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.81
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.84
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.55
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
39.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
38.61
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.64
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.05
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.88
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.06
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Rube Parnham

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155.1
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.04
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.51
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.86
12.86
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Rube Parnham

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.61
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
35.4
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
33.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA