Don Durham vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Don Durham
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Don Durham. Mel Parnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 5.83) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.602). 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 Don Durham and Mel Parnell

Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.48
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.19
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.12
62.12
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.83
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.6
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.89
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.93
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.76
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
40.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
34.36
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6761
34.72
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Don Durham and Mel Parnell

Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.55
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.22
15.22
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Durham and Mel Parnell

Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
241.15
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
549.79
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.99
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
205.06
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.857
1.857
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
227.12
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.87
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
77.37
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.76
7.76
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100