Pete Dowling vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling 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 3.84 and 1.455 for Pete Dowling. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Mel Parnell

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
3.84
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
39.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
35.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Mel Parnell

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
2.28
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
2.58
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Mel Parnell

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
378
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
92.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.54
37.37
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
141.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.83
37.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100