Bob Elliott vs. Lance Parrish — Career Comparison

Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star
Lance Parrish
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Elliott comes out clearly ahead of Lance Parrish across most offensive categories. Bob Elliott led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 89), contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 72), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 101). Lance Parrish held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 215 vs 150). Bob Elliott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Elliott and Lance Parrish

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
152.98
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
7797
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7067
543.82
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1782
137.13
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1126
86.65
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
305
23.47
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
24.93
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
50.48
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
973.71
74.93
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3113
239.55
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
2431
187.07
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
856
65.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
87.55
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
82.34
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1602
123.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
958.53
73.76
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.85
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
612
47.1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.77
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1527
117.51
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.77
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.46
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
13.7
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
197
15.16
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.15
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
2.85
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.54
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
43.08
43.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Elliott and Lance Parrish

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1854
1.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
1.02
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46279
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15426.1
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9840
5.74
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
0.58
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.06
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5570
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10924
6.37
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5309
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10826
6.32
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.839
5.839
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.01
94.01
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.09
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.11
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lance Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
0.61
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
0.38