Claude Hendrix vs. Al Parker — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 7.71 and 3.000 for Al Parker. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Hendrix and Al Parker

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.37
12.37
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
19.29
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.16
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.14
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
54
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.31
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
46.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Al Parker

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Al Parker

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
255.15
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
990
600
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
160.61
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
168
101.82
Al Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.15
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Parker
Career
Per 600 PA