Davy Dunkle vs. Rube Parnham — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Parnham
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Parnham built a career as a starting pitcher and Davy Dunkle 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 5.02 and 1.580 for Davy Dunkle. By the career numbers, Rube Parnham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Rube Parnham

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.51
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.17
36.17
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.05
77.05
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.02
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
10.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9.84
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.46
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.55
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.97
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.34
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
38.61
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.06
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Rube Parnham

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.31
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.01
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.61
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.89
86.89
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.03
18.03
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Rube Parnham

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
582.25
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
110.06
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.96
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.58
23.37
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
35.4
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
117.16
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
124.26
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.4
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.5
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.91
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
22.4
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
33.03
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.2
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
127.81
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA