Bill Hoffer vs. Mel Parnell — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Parnell
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Parnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer 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 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Mel Parnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Parnell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.12
62.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.28
80.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5258
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1752.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
8.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7547
38.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6761
34.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Parnell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
10.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
13.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
13.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.22
15.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Parnell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
241.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
549.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
108.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
92.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
13.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.35
28.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
128.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
163
134.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
42.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
101
83.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
34.85
28.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
23.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
94
77.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.76
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mel Parnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mel Parnell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100